The Best Japanese Short Stories: Works by 14 Modern Masters: Kawabata, Akutagawa and More Dunlop Lane
An anthology of the greatest stories by modern Japanese masters (including previously overlooked women writers)!Fourteen distinct voices are assembled in this one-of-a-kind anthology tracing a…
Specifikacia The Best Japanese Short Stories: Works by 14 Modern Masters: Kawabata, Akutagawa and More Dunlop Lane
An anthology of the greatest stories by modern Japanese masters (including previously overlooked women writers)!Fourteen distinct voices are assembled in this one-of-a-kind anthology tracing a nation's changing social landscapes. Internationally renowned writers like Yasunari Kawabata, Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Junichi Watanabe are joined by three notable women writers whose works have not yet received sufficient attention--Kanoko Okamoto, Fumiko Hayashi and Yumiko Kurahashi.Highlights of this anthology include:Kafu Nagai's bittersweet portrait of a privileged family's expiring existence in The FoxAngo Sakaguchi's heartening celebration of postwar chaos in One Woman and the WarFumiko Hayashi's unabashed exploration of female sexuality in Borneo DiamondJunichi Watanabe's chilling assessment of alienation and social
Modern Japanese Short Stories