{"product_id":"monkey-new-writing-from-japan-volume-4-music-paperback","title":"Monkey New Writing from Japan: Volume 4: Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Goossen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMotoyuki Shibata\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Japanese literature (Haruki Murakami and more) and readers who want to be introduced to exciting new writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMONKEY New Writing from Japan \u003c\/i\u003eis an annual anthology that showcases the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Volume 4 celebrates MUSIC, as we welcome the post-pandemic flourishing of artistic expression. MONKEY offers short fiction and poetry by writers such as Hideo Furukawa, Mieko Kawakami, Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami, Aoko Matsuda, and Hiroko Oyamada; graphic stories by Satoshi Kitamura; new translations of modern classics; and contributions from American authors Stuart Dybek, Kevin Brockmeier, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Goossen\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator, professor emeritus at York University in Toronto, and one of the founding editors of \u003ci\u003eMonkey Business\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMONKEY New Writing from Japan\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He translated Haruki Murakami's \u003ci\u003eWind\/Pinball \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Library\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-translated (with Philip Gabriel) \u003ci\u003eMen Without Women\u003c\/i\u003e and K\u003ci\u003eilling Commendatore\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations of Hiromi Kawakami's \u003ci\u003ePeople from My Neighborhood \u003c\/i\u003eand Naoya Shiga's \u003ci\u003eReconciliation\u003c\/i\u003e were published in 2020. His translation of the story collection \u003ci\u003eDragon Palace\u003c\/i\u003e by Hiromi Kawakami was published under the MONKEY imprint with Stone Bridge Press in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMotoyuki Shibata \u003c\/b\u003etranslates American literature and runs the Japanese literary journal \u003ci\u003eMONKEY\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated Paul Auster, Rebecca Brown, Stuart Dybek, Steve Erickson, Brian Evenson, Laird Hunt, Kelly Link, Steven Millhauser, and Richard Powers, among others. His translation of Mark Twain's \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e was a bestseller in Japan in 2018. His recent translations include Eric McCormack's \u003ci\u003eCloud\u003c\/i\u003e and Jonathan Swift's \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e. He is professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.1 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765003878688,"sku":"9781737625384","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/708d8458e22ec3f949debfa24b1cd5db.webp?v=1780260145","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/monkey-new-writing-from-japan-volume-4-music-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}