- Translations into English, Japanese Short stories, Short stories, japanese, translations into english
"This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable works being written today... The Penguin Book of Japanese Short stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy. Curated by Jay Rubin, who has himself freshly translated several of the stories, and introduced by Haruki Murakami, this book will be a revelation to its readers."-Dust jacket.
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- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 547
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics, Penguin Books, Limited
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141395623
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Jay Rubin (born 1941) is an American academic and translator. He is one of the main translators of the works of the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami into English. He has also written a guide to Japanese, *Making Sense of Japanese* (originally titled *Gone Fishin'*), and a biographical literary analysis of Murakami. ([Source][1]) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rubin
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