Description: A dual-language edition of Japanese stories-many appearing in English for the first time This volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer back to a dictionary. The stories-many of which appear here in English for the first time-are by well-known writers like Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, as well as emerging voices like Abe Kazushige, Ishii Shinji, and Kawakami Hiromi. From the orthodox to the cutting-edge, they represent a range of styles and themes, showcasing the diversity of Japanese fiction over the past few decades in a collection that is equally rewarding for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students of English or Japanese. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language. A dual-language edition of Japanese stories-many appearing in English for the first time This volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer back to a dictionary. The stories-many of which appear here in English for the first time-are by well-known writers like Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, as well as emerging voices like Abe Kazushige, Ishii Shinji, and Kawakami Hiromi. From the orthodox to the cutting-edge, they represent a range of styles and themes, showcasing the diversity of Japanese fiction over the past few decades in a collection that is equally rewarding for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students of English or Japanese. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.
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EAN: 9780143118336
UPC: 9780143118336
ISBN: 9780143118336
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Book Title: Short Stories in Japanese : New Penguin Parallel Text
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2011
Topic: Comparative Literature, Asian / Japanese, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Translating & Interpreting
Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 7.1 Oz
Type: Bilingual
Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: Michael Emmerich
Book Series: Penguin Parallel Text Ser.
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
