Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories By Contemporary Writers 1 Free Cd Included
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Accompanying CD-ROM contains audio narrations of the stories.
Michael Emmerich Books
Michael Emmerich is a leading scholar of Japanese literature, with interests spanning classical Heian period prose and poetry to contemporary fiction. His engagement with literary works is marked by a sensitivity to the material and visual forms of writing and a deep understanding of translation studies. Emmerich explores how translations of seminal works shape their perception as both national and world literature. His research also delves into the very concept of translation as it relates to Japan and its various linguistic forms.
The Lake
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
The Lake showcases Banana Yoshimoto's signature vivid characters and nuanced prose while delving into darker themes. It follows a young woman in Tokyo who, after her mother's death, develops a romance with a man haunted by childhood trauma linked to a bizarre cult. Their journey leads to hope and healing by a serene lake.
Manazuru
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Kei, who was left alone to raise her daughter after her husband disappeared twelve years ago, finds herself drawn to the seaside town of Manazuru, a place where she tries to unlock memories from her past.
In Search of a Distant Voice. Auf der Suche nach einer fernen Stimme, englische Ausgabe
- 183 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Kazama Tsuneo, a Tokyo immigration officer, grapples with his 'normal' life after a past event. His struggles intensify when he hears a mysterious woman's voice trying to reach him, prompting him to pursue her and uncover the truth behind the incident from eight years ago.
New penguin parallel text : short stories in Japanese
- 250 pages
- 9 hours of reading
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 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. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.
