Tuttle Publishing
Best Japanese Short Stories Paperback Book
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An anthology of the greatest stories by modern Japanese masters (including previously overlooked women writers)!Fourteen distinct voices are assembled in this oneofakind anthology tracing a nations changing social landscapes. Internationally renowned writers like Yasunari Kawabata, Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Junichi Watanabe are joined by three notable women writers whose works have not yet received sufficient attentionKanoko Okamoto, Fumiko Hayashi and Yumiko Kurahashi.Highlights of this anthology includeKafu Nagais bittersweet portrait of a privileged familys expiring existence in "The Fox"Ango Sakaguchis heartening celebration of postwar chaos in "One Woman and the War"Fumiko Hayashis unabashed exploration of female sexuality in "Borneo Diamond"Junichi Watanabes chilling assessment of alienation and social dislocation in "Invitation to Suicide"Gishu Nakayamas look at an outofplace prostitute recovering at a hotspring resort in "Autumn Wind"Through brilliant, highlypraised translations by Lane Dunlop, The Best Japanese Short Stories offers fascinating glimpses of a society embracing change while holding tenaciously onto the past. A new foreword by Alan Tansman provides insightful back stories about the authors and the literary backdrop against which they created these great works of modern world literature.
Binding: Paperback;224 pages; Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; Classification: FYB; Weight: 380 g; Dimensions: 202 x 131 x 20
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An anthology of the greatest stories by modern Japanese masters (including previously overlooked women writers)!Fourteen distinct voices are assembled in this oneofakind anthology tracing a nations changing social landscapes. Internationally renowned writers like Yasunari Kawabata, Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Junichi Watanabe are joined by three notable women writers whose works have not yet received sufficient attentionKanoko Okamoto, Fumiko Hayashi and Yumiko Kurahashi.Highlights of this anthology includeKafu Nagais bittersweet portrait of a privileged familys expiring existence in "The Fox"Ango Sakaguchis heartening celebration of postwar chaos in "One Woman and the War"Fumiko Hayashis unabashed exploration of female sexuality in "Borneo Diamond"Junichi Watanabes chilling assessment of alienation and social dislocation in "Invitation to Suicide"Gishu Nakayamas look at an outofplace prostitute recovering at a hotspring resort in "Autumn Wind"Through brilliant, highlypraised translations by Lane Dunlop, The Best Japanese Short Stories offers fascinating glimpses of a society embracing change while holding tenaciously onto the past. A new foreword by Alan Tansman provides insightful back stories about the authors and the literary backdrop against which they created these great works of modern world literature.
Binding: Paperback;224 pages; Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; Classification: FYB; Weight: 380 g; Dimensions: 202 x 131 x 20
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Best Japanese Short Stories Paperback Book
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