The world of Japanese fiction

Author(s)

• Hakutani, Yoshinobu
• Lewis, Arthur O. (Arthur Orcutt)

Bibliographic Information

The world of Japanese fiction

edited, and with an introduction and headnotes, by Yoshinobu Hakutani and Arthur O. Lewis

（A Dutton paperback）

Dutton, 1973

1st ed

Contents of Works

• The tale of Genji (Genji monogatari, eleventh century) / Shikibu Murasaki
• Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari, thirteenth century)
• Five women who chose love (Koshoku gonin onna, 1686) / Saikaku Ihara
• The wild geese (Gan, 1911) / Ogai Mori
• "The hell screen" ("Jigokuhen," 1918) / Ryunosuke Akutagawa
• "Machine" ("Kikai," 1930) / Riichi Yokomitsu
• "The idiot" ("Hakuchi," 1946) / Ango Sakaguchi
• "The courtesy call" ("Shinyu kokan," 1946) / Osamu Dazai
• "The moon on the water" ("Suigetsu," 1953) / Yasunari Kawabata
• "The priest of Shiga Temple and his love" ("Shigadera shonin no koi," 1954) / Yukio Mishima
• "The bridge of dreams" ("Yume no ukihashi," 1959) / Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

Details

• NCID: BA10875742
• ISBN:
  • 0525473424
• LCCN: 73158495
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: jpn
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 353 p.
• Size: 19 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PL782.E8
  • DC : 895.6/3/008
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Japanese fiction -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : English fiction -- Translations from Japanese
  • LCSH : Japanese fiction -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA09908946