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See search results for this author. The Japanese Book of Japanese Short Stories is edited by Jay Rubin one of the main translators of a certain Haruki Murakami and this team which Penguin have used before on several occasions has been reunited to put together a nice introduction to short Japanese fiction. The book has been awarded with Booker Prize Edgar Awards and many others.
Junichiro Tanizaki Natsume Soseki Yukio Mishima Banana Yoshimoto Yoko Ogawa Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Haruki Murakami who contributes the books Introduction as well as two stories. Ranging over myth horror love nature modern life a diabolical painting a cow with a human face and a woman who turns into sugar The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear charm beauty and comedy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is a must-read and a must-own collection that not only broadens the Western view of Japanese literature but widens it to an exceptional breadth of historical proportions. Jay Rubin Editor Translator Visit Amazons Jay Rubin Page. This book contains 35 short stories by many of the most prominent Japanese writers at least among authors whose works are translated into English including.
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Maria Garcia 1009 Views Add a Review. The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories selected edited and sparingly annotated by Jay Rubin collects 34 short stories from across the literary spectrum and spanning nearly 150 years of.
