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100			_aIvan Morris _eEditor
245		0	_aModern Japanese short stories : _btwenty-five stories by Japan's leading writers /
260			_aTokyo : _bTuttle Publishing, _c2019.
300			_a 1 online resource (514 pages)
520			_aModern Japanese Short Stories is a remarkable collection of Japanese stories from the pioneers of modern Japanese literature. This volume's twenty-five short stories by as many authors display a wide range of style and subject matter--offering a remarkably revealing picture of modern Japanese culture and society. The stories in this anthology include: Tattoo by Junichiro Tanizaki--a large spider tattooed on the back of a young woman results in unexpected changes; Autumn Mountain by Ryunosuke Akutagawa--vivid memories of a beautiful painting leads a man to wonder if the it ever actually existed; The Priest and His Love by Yukio Mishima--a Buddhist priest finds his path to enlightenment challenged after falling in love; The Moon on the Water by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata--a young woman who cared for her ailing first husband through most of their marriage regrets remarrying after his death. Featuring a new foreword by Japanese literary scholar Seiji Lippit and striking woodcut illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata, the stories are translated by the editor, Ivan Morris, and Edward Seidensticker, George Saito, and Geoffery Sargent. This collection of short stories shows why Japanese literature is so highly valued--it teaches about Japan, the human condition, and the possibilities of art
650			_aFiction
650			_aManners and customs
650			_aShort stories, Japanese Translations into English
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