Short Stories in Japanese
New Penguin Parallel Text
$24.91
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2011
Summary
A dual-language edition of Japanese stories-many appearing in English for the first time
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.
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 Kaz…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143118336 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143118331 |
| Author: | Michael Emmerich |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | New Penguin Parallel Texts |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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Michael Emmerich
Michael Emmerich (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 Manazuru; Matsuura Rieko’s The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P; Takahashi Gen’ichiro’s Sayonara, Gangsters; Yoshimoto Banana’s Hardboiled & Hard Luck, There Is No Lid on the Sea, Moonlight Shadow, Goodbye Tsugumi, and Asleep; and Kawabata Yasunari’s First Snow on Fuji.
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