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Read Real Japanese Fiction Short Stories by Contemporary Writers

Paperback • 2013 • English

Read Real Japanese Fiction Short Stories by Contemporary Writers

By Michael Emmerich

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About the book

Long-awaited by teachers and students, Read Real Japanese Fiction presents short works by six of todays most daring and provocative Japanese writers. The spellbinding world of Hiromi Kawakami; the hair-raising horror of Otsuichi; the haunting, poignant prose of Banana Yoshimoto; even the poetic word-play of Yoko Tawada whatever a readers taste, he or she is sure to find something of interest and value in this book, suitable for students at the intermediate level and above. As in real Japanese no...Show more

Short stories
Fiction in translation
Novella (Short Novel)

Book details

ISBN

9781568365299

Publisher

Kodansha USA

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Read Real Japanese Fiction Short Stories by Contemporary Writers

Format

Paperback

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