The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

Name: The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
Rating: 3.9583333333333335 (12 reviews)
Author: Jay Rubin
ISBN: 9780141395623

by Jay Rubin, Haruki Murakami, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Kafū Nagai, Natsume Sōseki, Ōgai Mori, Yukio Mishima, Yūko Tsushima, Taeko Kōno, Kenji Nakagami, Banana Yoshimoto, Minako Ohba, Fumiko Enchi, Abe Akira, Yōko Ogawa, 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

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576 pages2018Penguin ClassicsISBN 9780141395623

Young Adult Asian Literature

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About this book

"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.

Publication Details

Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 2018
Pages: 576
ISBN: 9780141395623
Language: en

About Jay Rubin

Jay Rubin (born 1941) is an American academic and translator. He is one of the main translators of the works of the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami into English. He has also written a guide to Japanese, *Making Sense of Japanese* (originally titled *Gone Fishin'*), and a biographical literary analysis of Murakami. ([Source][1]) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rubin