The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories 2018

"This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable works being written today... The Penguin Book of Japanese Short stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy. Curated by Jay Rubin, who has himself freshly translated several of the stories, and introduced by Haruki Murakami, this book will be a revelation to its readers."-Dust jacket.

Released

2018

Authors

Jay Rubin, Haruki Murakami, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Kafū Nagai, Natsume Sōseki, Ōgai Mori, Yukio Mishima, Taeko Kōno, Kenji Nakagami, Banana Yoshimoto, Minako Ohba, Fumiko Enchi, Abe Akira, Doppo Kunikida, Uno Kōji, Genji Keita, Minoru Betsuyaku, Mieko Kawakami, Shinichi Hoshi, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Sawanishi Yuten, Hyakken Uchida, Ota Yoko, Yuichi Seirai, Yasunari Kawabata, Akiyuki Nosaka, Tomoyuki Hoshino, Kazumi Saeki, Aoko Matsuda, Yūya Satō, Yoko Ogawa, Yuko Tsushima

Pages

566

ISBN

9780141395623

Series

The Penguin Books of Short Stories

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