The Oxford Book Of Japanese Short Stories
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Author | : Theodore William Goossen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0192803727 |
Beginning with the first writings to assimilate and rework Western literary traditions, through the flourishing of the short story genre in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the Taisho era, to the new breed of writers produced under the constraints of literary censorship, and the current writings reflecting the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the entire development of the Japanese short story.
Author | : Theodore W. Goossen |
Publisher | : Oxford Books of Prose & Verse |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Japan |
ISBN | : 9780199583195 |
'The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories' includes many specially commissioned translations, and is the only anthology to span the whole of Japan's modern era. Featured authors include Tanizaki, Mishima, Murakami, Oe, and Kawabata. Notes on all contributors and a filmography are included.
Author | : Theodore William Goossen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
This collection of Japanese short stories, including many stories translated specially for this volume, is the first to cover the entire modern era: from the late nineteenth century to the present day. It includes works by two Nobel prize winners for literature, Oe and Kawabata, offers stories by such acclaimed writers as Mishima, Murakami, and Tanizaki, and offers stories by some of the most talented Japanese women writers of today: Hirabayashi, Euchi, Okamoto, and Hayashi. Uniquely comprehensive, this collection gives an excellent overview of the history of short fiction writing in modern Japan. It is organized chronologically, beginning with the first writing to assimilate and rework Western literary conventions. It then moves through the flourishing of the genre in the Taisho era, to the new breed of writers produced under the constraints of censorship in the period just before and during World War II, and the current writings that, much like their Western equivalents, reflect the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life. The most complete and compelling collection of its kind available, The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories exhibits various indigenous traditions, in addition to those drawn from the West, that recur throughout the stories, Here, for example, are stories of the self, of the Water Trade (Tokyo's nightlife of geishas and prostitutes), of social comment, love and obsession, legends and fairytales. Both stimulating and fascinating, this comprehensive collection offers superb guidance to a tradition little known in America.
Author | : Elizabeth Fallaize |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2010-03-18 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0191614920 |
This collection of French short stories in translation expands our idea of French writing by including new stories by women writers and by authors of Francophone origin. Spanning the centuries from the late eighteenth to the late twentieth, the collection opens with a rumbustious tale from the Marquis de Sade, takes in the masters of the nineteenth century, from Stendhal and Balzac to Maupassant, and reaches to Quebec, Africa, and the French Caribbean in the twentieth century. Women writers include relatively well known figures such as Renee Vivien, Colette, and Beauvoir, and newer writers such as Assia Djebar, Christiane Baroche, and Annie Saumont. The French short story is a rich and diverse medium, but all the stories selected share a common characteristic: they make exciting reading.
Author | : Jay Rubin |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2018-06-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 014139563X |
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. Short story writers already well-known to English-language readers are all included here - Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's 'Flames' to Yuten Sawanishi's 'Filling Up with Sugar', from 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. 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.
Author | : Helen McAlpine |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780192751751 |
This extraordinary collection of stories from Japan are retellings of legends and fairy tales. You'll meet the Sea Spirit, the Moon God, the Emperor Kiyomori, Dragon Princess and many other magical characters. Amidst the stories, the beauty of Japan - its people, its animals and its landscape- is joyfully evoked.The stories include The Birth of Japan, Tales of the Heike, and the Tale of Princess Kaguya.
Author | : Ivan I. Morris |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Taeko Kōno |
Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780811213912 |
Disquieting stories exploring women's freedom & bondage in post-WWII Japan.
Author | : Edward Archibald Markham |
Publisher | : Penguin Group |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Spanning the history of Caribbean writing, this meticulously compiled collection of 40 short stories includes pre-Columbian legends and myths from India and Africa, and many stories that are an evocative reminder of the turbulent history of the region. Authors featured include Andrew Salkey, Jean Rhys, V.S. Naipaul, Jamaica Kincaid, and Lawrence Scott, among others. A major anthology reflecting the diversity and richness of Caribbean writing.
Author | : Haruki Murakami |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2010-08-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307762734 |
In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display. In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald’s in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in The Elephant Vanishes Murakami crosses the border between separate realities—and comes back bearing remarkable treasures. Includes the story "Barn Burning," which is the basis for the major motion picture Burning.