The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories,New

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories,New

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A major new collection of Japanese short stories, many appearing in English for the first time, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami, author of Killing CommendatoreA Penguin Classics HardcoverThis fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the art of the Japanese short story, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable practitioners writing today. Edited by acclaimed translator Jay Rubin, who has himself freshly translated some of the stories, and with an introduction by Haruki Murakami, this book is a revelation.Stories by writers already well known to Englishlanguage readers are includedlike Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, and Yoshimotoas well as many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's 'Flames' to Yuten Sawanishi's 'Filling Up with Sugar' to Shin'ichi Hoshi's 'ShoulderTop Secretary' to Banana Yoshimoto's 'Bee Honey,' The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty, and comedy.For more than seventyfive years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Englishspeaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as uptodate translations by awardwinning translators.

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