Read Real Japanese Fiction Short Stories by Contemporary Writers

Name: Read Real Japanese Fiction Short Stories by Contemporary Writers
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ISBN: 9781568365299

ISBN-10: 1568365292

ISBN-13: 9781568365299

Edition: N/A

Authors: Michael Emmerich, Reiko Matsunaga, Yoshitomo Nara

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Long-awaited by teachers and students, Read Real Japanese Fiction presents short works by six of todays most daring and provocative Japanese writers. The spellbinding world of Hiromi Kawakami; the hair-raising horror of Otsuichi; the haunting, poignant prose of Banana Yoshimoto; even the poetic word-play of Yoko Tawada whatever a readers taste, he or she is sure to find something of interest and value in this book, suitable for students at the intermediate level and above.As in real Japanese novels, the text on each page runs from top to bottom and from right to left. Each double-page spread features translations of all the difficult passages. In the back of the book, moreover, is a…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Kodansha International
Publication date: 6/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Banana Yoshimoto wrote her first novel, Kitchen, while working as a waitress at a golf-course restaurant. It sold millions of copies worldwide, and led to a phenomenon dubbed by Western journalists as ldquo;Banana-mania.rdquo; Yoshimoto has gone on to be one of the biggest-selling and most distinguished writers in Japanese history, winning numerous awards for her work. The Lake is her thirteenth book of fiction. Michael Emmerich has translated numerous books by Banana Yoshimoto, and is also known for his translations of Nobel Prize-winner Yasunari Kawabata. From the Hardcover edition.