A collection of offbeat short stories from an acclaimed Japanese author explores the folly of human desire in a world in which the fantastic and the mundane collide to throw the lives of ordinary men and women into disarray.
| japanese title: | Poruno Wakusei no Sarumonera Ningen |
| notes: | Japanese title: Poruno Wakusei no Sarumonera Ningen. Contents: The Dabba Dabba Tree, Rumours about me, Don’t laugh, Farmer airlines, Bear’s wood main line, The very edge of happiness, Commuter army, Hello, hello, hello!, The world is tilting, Bravo Herr Mozart!, The last smoker, Bad for the heart, Salmonella men on Planet Porno. |
| subjects: | Short stories, Japanese, Translations into English Social life and customs |
| genre: | Fiction |
| ISBN: | 9780307377265 |
| OCLC number: | 466349333 |
| publisher: | Alma Books, 2006; Pantheon Books, 2008; Vintage Contemporaries, 2010 |
| publication place: | Richmond, UK; New York; New York |
| japanese publication date: | 1979 |
| english publication date: | 2006 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | 252 p. ; 21 cm. |