The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
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A major new collection of Japanese short stories, many appearing in English for the first time, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami A Penguin Classic
This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the art of the Japanese short...
This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the art of the Japanese short...
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A major new collection of Japanese short stories, many appearing in English for the first time, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami A Penguin ClassicThis fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the art of the Japanese short story, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable practitioners writing today. Edited by acclaimed translator Jay Rubin, who has himself freshly translated some of the stories, and with an introduction by Haruki Murakami, this book is a revelation. Stories by writers already well known to English-language readers are included--like Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, and Yoshimoto--as well as many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's "Flames" to Yuten Sawanishi's "Filling Up with Sugar" to Shin'ichi Hoshi's "Shoulder-Top Secretary" to Banana Yoshimoto's "Bee Honey," The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty, and comedy.
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ContentsJapan and the West
The Story of Tomoda and Matsunaga by Jun'ichir Tanizaki
Behind the Prison by Kaf Nagai
Chapter 1 from Sanshir by Natsume S seki
Loyal Warriors
The Last Testament of Okitsu Yagoemon by gai Mori
Patriotism by Yukio Mishima
Men and Women
Flames by Y ko Tsushima
In the Box by Taeko K no
Fading Flowers by Kenji Nakagami
Bee Honey by Banana Yoshimoto
The Smile of a Mountain Witch by Minako Ohba
A Bond for Two Lifetimes Gleanings by Fumiko Enchi
Nature and Memory
Peaches by Abe Akira
The Tale of the House of Physics by Y ko Ogawa
Unforgettable People by Doppo Kunikida
The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema by Haruki Murakami
Modern Life and Other Nonsense
Closet LLB by K ji Uno
Mr. English by Keita Genji
Factory Town by Minoru Betsuyaku
Dreams of Love, Etc. by Mieko Kawakami
Shoulder-Top Secretary by Shin'ichi Hoshi
Dread
Hell Screen by Ry nosuke Akutagawa
Filling Up with Sugar by Y ten Sawanishi
Kudan by Hyakken Uchida
Disasters, Natural and Man-Made
The Great Earthquake by Ry nosuke Akutagawa
Hiroshima, City of Doom by Y ko ta
Insects by Y ichi Seirai
The Silver Fifty-sen Pieces by Yasunari Kawabata
American Hijiki by Akiyuki Nosaka
Pink by Tomoyuki Hoshino
UFO in Kushiro by Haruki Murakami
Hiyoriyama by Kazumi Saeki
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Planting by Aoko Matsuda
Same as Always by Y ya Sat
The following is from the introduction to The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories.
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From Seppuku to Meltdown
I once heard the story that when jazz drummer Buddy Rich was being admitted to a hospital, the nurse at the front desk asked him if he had any allergies. Only to country and western music, he replied. In my case, my only allergy is to Japan s so-called I novel the form of autobiographical writing that has been at the forefront of Japan s modern fiction since the turn of the 20th century.
To tell the truth, from my teens to my early twenties, I read hardly any Japanese fiction. And for a long while I was convinced that, with a few exceptions, early modern and contemporary Japanese literature was simply boring. There were many reasons for this, but foremost among them may be that the novels and stories we were assigned to read in school were pretty bad. My I-novel allergy was also quite strong back then (these days, to be sure, it has become less intense), a
Same as Always by Y ya Sat
The following is from the introduction to The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories.
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From Seppuku to Meltdown
I once heard the story that when jazz drummer Buddy Rich was being admitted to a hospital, the nurse at the front desk asked him if he had any allergies. Only to country and western music, he replied. In my case, my only allergy is to Japan s so-called I novel the form of autobiographical writing that has been at the forefront of Japan s modern fiction since the turn of the 20th century.
To tell the truth, from my teens to my early twenties, I read hardly any Japanese fiction. And for a long while I was convinced that, with a few exceptions, early modern and contemporary Japanese literature was simply boring. There were many reasons for this, but foremost among them may be that the novels and stories we were assigned to read in school were pretty bad. My I-novel allergy was also quite strong back then (these days, to be sure, it has become less intense), a
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Autoren-Porträt
Jay Rubin (editor) is a translator and scholar who has translated several of Haruki Murakami’s major works, including Norwegian Wood and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, as well as Natsume Sōseki’s The Miner and Sanshirō and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories. He is the author of Making Sense of Japanese, Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words, and a novel, The Sun Gods. He has taught at Harvard and lives in Seattle.Haruki Murakami (introducer) is one of Japan’s most admired and widely read novelists, whose work has been translated into more than fifty languages. His more than twenty books include The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood, and Killing Commendatore. Among his many international honors is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include the Nobel Prize winners J. M. Coetzee and V. S. Naipaul. Born in Kyoto in 1949, Murakami now lives near Tokyo.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2019, 576 Seiten, Maße: 13,1 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Jay Rubin
- Übersetzer: Jay Rubin
- Verlag: Penguin Books UK
- ISBN-10: 024131190X
- ISBN-13: 9780241311905
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.12.2019
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
An exhilarating glimpse into Japanese literature. Patti Smith, via InstagramOne of my most treasured volumes. Jeva Lange, The Week
Assembled by longtime Haruki Murakami translator Jay Rubin (and blessed with an introduction by Murakami himself), this handsome 576-page tome is cleverly organized by theme rather than chronology, giving the book a stronger sense of cohesion than if it had started in the nineteenth century and ended with stories from today. . . . You might encounter a witch, or a devastating earthquake, or The Girl from Ipanema. GQ, The 17 Best Books of 2018
With everything from ritual suicides to cows with human faces, The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is bizarre, exotic and memorably gory. Daily Mail (London)
Highly recommended. The Spectator (London)
A feast of literature . . . [It s] 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. It s one anthology that will surely find a life outside the classroom, offering up the living, vital world of Japanese literature in all its diversity and with a true taste for excellence. The Japan Times
Superb . . . Impressive . . . A fascinating collection of short stories from all periods and from several authors who all too rarely make it into English translation . . . Offers a perfect balance of the classic, along with the unsettling and innovatively modern. All the traditional literary superstars are here, but there are also stories which resonate with contemporary experience. The result is a superb collection of diverse voices whose stories are both intellectually and emotionally rewarding. PopMatters
[An] excellent new collection . . . that pushes boundaries and makes some noise. International Examiner
Reading through this collection has been so fresh and interesting. . . . Now and then I d be
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quite astounded at the different and strangely compelling ways the fiction of my own country could be grasped. . . . Unpredictably rewarding. Haruki Murakami, from the Introduction
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