Tokyo Stories A Literary Stroll

Name: Tokyo Stories A Literary Stroll
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ISBN: 9780520217881

ISBN-10: 0520217888

ISBN-13: 9780520217881

Edition: 2002

Authors: Lawrence Rogers

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This anthology of translated short stories by Japanese writers captures the city of Tokyo through most of the twentieth century--a period of war, bombing, urbanization, and modernization, in short, constant change that has altered and continues to alter the very geography of the city. The eighteen stories, varying from literary sketches to popular fiction, picture everyday life in different parts of the city--in its nightclubs, department stores, bars, homes, and working-class neighborhoods. For the tourist, armchair traveler, or long-time resident, this book is a literary excursion into Tokyo illuminated by the evocative, and often ironic, words of its writers. These expertly translated…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 6/27/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 315
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Maps


Preface


Introduction



Central Tokyo Mire



Terrifying Tokyo



The Image



Fountains in the Rain



Meeting Again



Jacob's Tokyo Ladder



Shitamachi The Death Register



Kid Ume, the Silver Cat



The First Day of the Fair



Elegy



The Old Part of Town



Fireworks



Azuma Bridge



An Unclaimed Body



West of the Palace From behind the Study



Firefly



Sparrows



The South End Morning Comes Twice a Day



Glossary Suggested Reading


Acknowledgments of Permissions