{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-japanese-short-stories","title":"The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories (Penguin Classics) edited by Jay Rubin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new collection of Japanese short stories, many appearing in English for the first time, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami, author of \u003ci\u003eKilling Commendatore\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the art of the Japanese short story, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable practitioners writing today. Edited by acclaimed translator Jay Rubin, who has himself freshly translated some of the stories, and with an introduction by Haruki Murakami, this book is a revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStories by writers already well known to English-language readers are included--like Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, and Yoshimoto--as well as many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's \"Flames\" to Yuten Sawanishi's \"Filling Up with Sugar\" to Shin'ichi Hoshi's \"Shoulder-Top Secretary\" to Banana Yoshimoto's \"Bee Honey,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with fear, charm, beauty, and comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An exhilarating glimpse into Japanese literature.\" -- \u003cb\u003ePatti Smith, via Instagram\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of my most treasured volumes.\" -- \u003cb\u003eJeva Lange, \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Assembled by longtime Haruki Murakami translator Jay Rubin (and blessed with an introduction by Murakami himself), this handsome 576-page tome is cleverly organized by theme rather than chronology, giving the book a stronger sense of cohesion than if it had started in the nineteenth century and ended with stories from today. . . . You might encounter a witch, or a devastating earthquake, or 'The Girl from Ipanema.' \" -- \u003cb\u003eGQ, \"The 17 Best Books of 2018\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Rubin \u003c\/b\u003e(editor) is a translator and scholar who has translated several of Haruki Murakami's major works, including \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Natsume Sōseki's \u003ci\u003eThe Miner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSanshirō \u003c\/i\u003eand Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's \u003ci\u003eRashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Gods.\u003c\/i\u003e He has taught at Harvard and lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami \u003c\/b\u003e(introducer) is one of Japan's most admired and widely read novelists, whose work has been translated into more than fifty languages. His more than twenty books include \u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kafka on the Shore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Norwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKilling Commendatore. \u003c\/i\u003eAmong his many international honors is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include the Nobel Prize winners J. M. Coetzee and V. S. Naipaul. Born in Kyoto in 1949, Murakami now lives near Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45845406122170,"sku":"9780241311905","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_6649ae80-454d-4201-9e65-f4c2aa402df0.jpg?v=1778688786","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-japanese-short-stories","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}