The Oxford book of Japanese short stories
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The Oxford book of Japanese short stories
（Oxford paperbacks）
Oxford University Press, 1997
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Anthology to span the whole of Japan's modern era
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"Translation of 'anthology to span the whole of Japan's modern era.' " -- CIP
Contents of Works
- Sansho the steward / Mori Ogai
- The third night / Natsume Soseki
- The bonfire / Kunikida Doppo
- Separate ways / Higuchi Ichiyo
- The peony garden / Nagai Kafu
- Night fires / Shiga Naoya
- Aguri / Tanizaki Jun'ichiro
- Blowfish / Satomi Ton
- Portrait of an old geisha / Okamoto Kanoko
- In a grove / Akutagawa Ryunosuke
- The bears of Nametoko / Miyazawa Kenji
- Spring riding in a carriage / Yokomitsu Riichi
- Carp / Ibuse Masuji
- The Izu dancer / Kawabata Yasunari
- Lemon / Kajii Motojiro
- The accordion and the fish town / Hayashi Fumiko
- The flower-eating crone / Enchi Fumiko
- Blind Chinese soldiers / Hirabayashi Taiko
- In the forest, under cherries in full bloom / Sakaguchi Ango
- Passage to Fudaraku / Inoue Yasushi
- Merry Christmas / Dazai Osamu
- The expert / Nakajima Atsushi
- The rifle / Kojima Nobuo
- Unzen / Endo Shusaku
- The bet / Abe Kobo
- Three policemen / Yoshiyuki Junnosuke
- Onnagata / Mishima Yukio
- Toddler-hunting / Kono Taeko
- Mr carp / Mukoda Kuniko
- The duel / Kaiko Takeshi
- Prize stock / Oe Kenzaburo
- A very strange, enchanted boy / Tsushima Yuko
- The elephant vanishes / Murakami Haruki
- Desert dolphin / Shimada Masahiko
- Dreaming of kimchee / Yoshimoto Banana
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This collection of short stories, including many new translations, spans the whole of Japan's modern era from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Beginning with the first writings to assimilate and rework Western literary traditions, and coming right up to the younger generation dealing with the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the development of the Japanese short story. Various indigenous traditions, in addition to those drawn from the West, recur throughout the stories: stories of the self, of the Water Trade (Tokyo's nightlife of geishas and prostitutes), of social comment, love and obsession, legends and fairytales. This collection includes the work of two Nobel prize-winners: Kawabata and Oe, the talented women writers Hirabayashi, Euchi, Okamoto, and Hayashi, together with the acclaimed Tanizaki, Mishima, and Murakami. The introduction by Theodore Goossen gives insight into these exotic and enigmatic, sometimes disturbing stories, derived from the lyrical roots of Japanese literature with its distinctive stress on atmosphere and beauty.
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