{"product_id":"short-stories-in-japanese-9780143118336","title":"Short Stories in Japanese","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dual-language edition of Japanese stories--many appearing in English for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Emmerich\u003c\/b\u003e (editor\/translator\/introducer) is an associate professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has translated from Japanese more than a dozen books of both fiction and nonfiction, including Kawakami Hiromi's \u003ci\u003eManazuru\u003c\/i\u003e; Matsuura Rieko's \u003ci\u003eThe Apprenticeship of Big Toe P;\u003c\/i\u003e Takahashi Gen'ichirō's \u003ci\u003eSayonara, Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e; Yoshimoto Banana's\u003ci\u003e Hardboiled \u0026amp; Hard Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThere Is No Lid on the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoonlight Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Tsugumi\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsleep\u003c\/i\u003e; and Kawabata Yasunari's \u003ci\u003eFirst Snow on Fuji\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50877999907090,"sku":"9780143118336","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6da50b4f-9c54-4cd2-9595-bbccddd764b0.jpg?v=1738226529","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/short-stories-in-japanese-9780143118336","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}