{"product_id":"short-stories-in-japanese-paperback","title":"Short Stories in Japanese - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Emmerich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dual-language edition of Japanese stories--many appearing in English for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.77 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754987225376,"sku":"9780143118336","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/271f1ac6186a7ba3ca5747bc650f6a9f.webp?v=1780047742","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/short-stories-in-japanese-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}