Best Japanese Short Stories (eBook)

Works by 14 Modern Masters: Kawabata, Akutagawa and More

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
224 Seiten
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4629-2397-7 (ISBN)

Infos

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 "e;The Fox"e;Ango Sakaguchi's heartening celebration of postwar chaos in "e;One Woman and the War"e;Fumiko Hayashi's unabashed exploration of female sexuality in "e;Borneo Diamond"e;Junichi Watanabe's chilling assessment of alienation and social dislocation in "e;Invitation to Suicide"e;Gishu Nakayama's look at an out-of-place prostitute recovering at a hot-spring resort in "e;Autumn Wind"e;Through brilliant, highly-praised translations by Lane Dunlop, The Best Japanese Short Stories offers fascinating glimpses of a society embracing change while holding tenaciously onto the past. A new foreword by Alan Tansman provides insightful back stories about the authors and the literary backdrop against which they created these great works of modern world literature.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.3.2023
• Übersetzer: Lane Dunlop
• Vorwort: Alan Tansman
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: anthology japan fiction classic rare collection prose book traditional asian writers writing famous renowned lesser known female authors international translated english beautiful tales modern social commentary sexuality societal change revolution
• ISBN-10: 1-4629-2397-6 / 1462923976
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4629-2397-7 / 9781462923977