Read real Japanese fiction : short stories by contemporary writers
| ISBN: | 9784770030580, 4770030584 |
| OCLC Number: | 190596458 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| Editor: | Michael Emmerich |
| Language: | en |
| Publisher: | Kodansha International |
| Publication Place: | New York |
| English Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Notes: | Contents: Kamisama by Kawakami Hiromi, Mukashi yuuhi no kouen de by Otsuichi, Nikuya Oumu by Ishii Shinji, Miira by Yoshimoto Banana, Hyakumonogatari by Kitamura Kaoru, Kakeru by Tawada Yoko. Audio CD narrated by Reiko Matsunaga. |
| Abstract: | Six short stories in vertical text with translations of the complex passages, accompanied by CD with audio narrations performed by a professional actress. Includes Japanese-English dictionary, explanatory notes, and profiles of the individual writers placing the stories in context. |
| Subjects: | Japanese fiction, Heisei period, 1989- Short stories, Japanese |