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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics (4 April 2019) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 576 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 024131190X ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241311905 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 394 g Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.57 x 2.41 x 19.69 cm Condition : New -------- A major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami This is a celebration of the Japanese short story from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to remarkable contemporary works. It includes the most well-known Japanese writers - Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surprising new pieces, from Yuko Tsushima's 'Flames' to Banana Yoshimoto's 'Bee Honey'. Ranging over myth, horror, love, nature, modern life, a diabolical painting, a cow with a human face and a woman who turns into sugar, The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy. Edited by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami