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Short stories in Japanese = Nihongo no tanpen shōsetsu

Short stories in Japanese = 日本語の短篇小説2011
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Here is the perfect introduction to contemporary Japanese fiction. Featuring many stories appearing in English for the first time, this collection, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having to constantly consult a dictionary. Richly diverse in themes and styles, the stories are by well-known writers-like Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto-as well as by emerging voices. Complete with notes, these selections make excellent reading in either language.
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Imprint:
New York : Penguin Books, 2011.
Collation:
xvi, 250 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Parallel text in English and Japanese.
Contents:
Concerning the sound of a train whistle in the night or On the efficacy of fiction / Murakami Haruki ; translated by Michael EmmerichA little darkness / Yoshimoto Banana ; translated by Michael EmmerichGenjitsu house / Koike Masayo ; translated by Michael EmmerichThe silent traders / Tsushima Yuko ; translated by Geraldine HarcourtMogera wogura / Kawakami Hiromi ; translated by Michael EmmerichThe maiden in the manger / Abe Kazushige ; translated by Michael EmmerichWhere the bowling pins stand / Ishii Shinji ; translated by Michael EmmerichLove suicide at Kamaara / Yoshida Sueko ; translated by Yukie Ohta.
ISBN:
9780143118336 (paperback)0143118331 (paperback)
Dewey class:
895.63010805
LC class:
PL782.E8
Language:
EnglishJapanese
BRN:
147999
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