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No modern Japanese writer was more idolized than Shiga Naoya. This work showcases the art of this writer who is often called "the god of the Japanese short story."

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[Shiga wrote] a number of short stories that are nearly perfect in their simplicity, directness, and mastery of subject matter. -- Hiraoki Sato The New York Times

The Paper Door and Other Stories

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    A Paperback by Naoya Shiga, Lane Dunlop, Donald Keene

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 2/13/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780231121576, 978-0231121576
      ISBN10: 0231121571
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      No modern Japanese writer was more idolized than Shiga Naoya. This work showcases the art of this writer who is often called "the god of the Japanese short story."

      Trade Review
      [Shiga wrote] a number of short stories that are nearly perfect in their simplicity, directness, and mastery of subject matter. -- Hiraoki Sato The New York Times

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