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Spanning 60 years of 20th century Japanese literature, this anthology covers Japan's growth from a more traditional country into a distinctly modern one. Most of these stories had not been previously translated into English, opening up a vast new literary canon to Western readers. Award-winning translation Lane Dunlop introduces a cast of characters that stray beyond stereotypical images of bowing geisha and dark-suited businessmen.

The 14 stories include:

  • The Fox by Nagai Kafu
  • Flash Storm by Satomi Ton
  • One Woman and the War by Sakaguchi Ango
  • Borneo Diamond by Hayashi Fumiko
  • Invitation to Suicide by Watanabe Jun'ichi

    Lovers of fiction and students of Japan are certain to find these stories absorbing, engaging and instructive.
  • Autumn Wind and Other Stories

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    Spanning 60 years of 20th century Japanese literature, this anthology covers Japan's growth from a more traditional country into a... Read more

      Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
      Publication Date: 15/06/2007
      ISBN13: 9784805308509, 978-4805308509
      ISBN10: 4805308508

      Number of Pages: 272

      Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Spanning 60 years of 20th century Japanese literature, this anthology covers Japan's growth from a more traditional country into a distinctly modern one. Most of these stories had not been previously translated into English, opening up a vast new literary canon to Western readers. Award-winning translation Lane Dunlop introduces a cast of characters that stray beyond stereotypical images of bowing geisha and dark-suited businessmen.

      The 14 stories include:

    • The Fox by Nagai Kafu
    • Flash Storm by Satomi Ton
    • One Woman and the War by Sakaguchi Ango
    • Borneo Diamond by Hayashi Fumiko
    • Invitation to Suicide by Watanabe Jun'ichi

      Lovers of fiction and students of Japan are certain to find these stories absorbing, engaging and instructive.
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