The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
Formats & editions
- Published: 28 June 2018
- ISBN: 9780141395630
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 576
Brilliant, startling, a goldmine ... unfolds like an idiosyncratic mixtape, compiled with expert zeal by veteran translator Jay Rubin ... incredibly varied. Horror and mythology jostle with character comedies, domestic dramas and Proustian reveries ... it challenges notions of what translated literature should be
Alex Dudok de Wit, Daily Telegraph
A feast of literature, a smorgasbord of over 30 widely varied modern Japanese writers ... Each lodges itself in memory ... Penguin's new anthology is a literature lover's dream, page after page of memorable writing, stories that leave a lasting impression yet can be fully absorbed in one sitting
Kris Kosaka, Japan Times
An exhilarating glimpse into Japanese literature
Patti Smith