Breaking into Japanese Literature Seven Modern Classics in a Parallel Text

Name: Breaking into Japanese Literature Seven Modern Classics in a Parallel Text
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ISBN: 9784770028990

ISBN-10: 4770028997

ISBN-13: 9784770028990

Edition: 2003 (Large Type)

Authors: Giles Murray

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Reading great books in the original should be the culmination of language study, but reading Japanese literature unassisted is a daunting task that can defeat even the most able of students. Breaking into Japanese Literature is specially designed to help you bypass all the frustration and actually enjoy classics of Japanese literature. Breaking into Japanese Literature features seven graded stories covering a variety of genres: whether it's the spellbinding surrealism of Natsume Soseki's Ten Nights of Dreams, the humor of Akutagawa Ryunosuke's fable of temple life ("The Nose"), or the excitement of his historic thrillers ("In a Grove" and "Rashomon"), you are sure to find a story that…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Kodansha America, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/14/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 7.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Giles Murray was born in London in 1966. Aftergraduating from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, he moved to Tokyo tostudy Japanese. Among his translations are Kumiko Kakehashi's So Sad to Fall in Battle, MasahikoFujiwara's The Dignity of the Nation,and Yo Hemmi's Gush.



Preface


Natsume Soseki





The First Night


The Third Night


The Fifth Night


The Seventh Night


Akutagawa Ryunosuke





In a Grove


The Nose





Rashomon


Selected Bibliography