Short Stories in Japanese

A dual-language edition of Japanese stories—many appearing in English for the first time   This volume of eight short stories with parallel translations offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer back to a dictionary.   The stories—many of which appear here in English for the first time—are by well-known writers like Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto as well as emerging voices like Abe Kazushige Ishii Shinji and Kawakami Hiromi. From the orthodox to the cutting-edge they represent a range of styles and themes showcasing the diversity of Japanese fiction over the past few decades in a collection that is equally rewarding for beginning intermediate and advanced students of English or Japanese.   Complete with notes the stories make excellent reading in either language.