The Penguin Book Of Japanese Short Stories (Inglés)

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Brilliant, startling, a goldmine … unfolds like an idiosyncratic mixtape, compiled with expert zeal by veteran translator Jay Rubin … incredibly varied. Horror and mythology jostle with character comedies, domestic dramas and Proustian reveries … it challenges notions of what translated literature should be (Alex Dudok de Wit Daily Telegraph)A feast of literature, a smorgasbord of over 30 widely varied modern Japanese writers … Each lodges itself in memory … Penguin’s new anthology is a literature lover’s dream, page after page of memorable writing, stories that leave a lasting impression yet can be fully absorbed in one sitting (Kris Kosaka Japan Times)An exhilarating glimpse into Japanese literature (Patti Smith)

A major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami

This is a celebration of the Japanese short story from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to remarkable contemporary works. It includes the most well-known Japanese writers – Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata – but also many surprising new pieces, from Yuko Tsushima’s ‘Flames’ to Banana Yoshimoto’s ‘Bee Honey’. Ranging over myth, horror, love, nature, modern life, a diabolical painting, a cow with a human face and a woman who turns into sugar, The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy.

Edited by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami

• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Autor/es Rubin, Jay
• ISBN13 9780241311905
• ISBN10 024131190X
• Año de Edición 2019
• Idioma Inglés