{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-japanese-short-stories-9780241311905","title":"The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA major new collection of Japanese short stories, many appearing in English for the first time, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the art of the Japanese short story, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable practitioners writing today. Edited by acclaimed translator Jay Rubin, who has himself freshly translated some of the stories, and with an introduction by Haruki Murakami, this book is a revelation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories by writers already well known to English-language readers are included--like Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, and Yoshimoto--as well as many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's Flames to Yuten Sawanishi's Filling Up with Sugar to Shin'ichi Hoshi's Shoulder-Top Secretary to Banana Yoshimoto's Bee Honey, \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with fear, charm, beauty, and comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10501111\"\u003eJay Rubin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241311905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 024131190X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (editor) is a translator and scholar who has translated several of Haruki Murakami's major works, including \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Natsume Sōseki's \u003ci\u003eThe Miner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSanshirō \u003c\/i\u003eand Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's \u003ci\u003eRashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Gods.\u003c\/i\u003e He has taught at Harvard and lives in Seattle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is one of Japan's most admired and widely read novelists, whose work has been translated into more than fifty languages. His more than twenty books include \u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kafka on the Shore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Norwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKilling Commendatore. \u003c\/i\u003eAmong his many international honors is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include the Nobel Prize winners J. M. Coetzee and V. S. Naipaul. Born in Kyoto in 1949, Murakami now lives near Tokyo.","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705015570669,"sku":"9780241311905","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_73fc1dc7-15c0-4782-9af4-01f69b67d963.jpg?v=1650007312","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-japanese-short-stories-9780241311905","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}