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New Japanese Voices: The Best Contemporary Fiction from Japan by Mitsios, Helen

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Condition
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
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ISBN
9780871135223

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0871135221
ISBN-13
9780871135223
eBay Product ID (ePID)
326051

Product Key Features

Book Title
New Japanese Voices : the Best Contemporary Fiction from Japan
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Topic
Asian / General, Asian / Japanese
Genre
Literary Collections
Author
Jay Mcinerney
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
90-000967
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"Mitsios assembles an impressive range of literary ambassadors. This anthology should firmly resolve debates about the vitality of Japanese fiction." --Publishers Weekly "A happy marriage of contemporary Western culture with the traditional Japanese sensibility makes this story collection by young Japanese writers a worthwhile successor to a distinguished literary past." --Kirkus Reviews "Ms. Mitsios has assembled an intelligent collection." --Herbert Mitgang, New York Times Book Review, Mitsios assembles an impressive range of literary ambassadors. This anthology should firmly resolve debates about the vitality of Japanese fiction." —Publishers Weekly A happy marriage of contemporary Western culture with the traditional Japanese sensibility makes this story collection by young Japanese writers a worthwhile successor to a distinguished literary past." —Kirkus Reviews "Ms. Mitsios has assembled an intelligent collection." —Herbert Mitgang, New York Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal
895.6/3508
Synopsis
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Born after Hiroshima, the writers in this dazzling collection of short stories represent the American debut of the best contemporary Japanese fiction. Inhabiting the exotic interstice between cultural traditionalism and high-tech futurism, the stories in this volume offer a rich portrait of the Japanese sensibility -- the zeitgeist that is transforming the way the rest of the world views itself. Sections include "Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto, "A Callow Fellow of JewishDescent" by Masahiko Shimada, "On Meeting My 100 Percent Woman One Fine April Morning" by Haruki Murakami, "Swallowtails" by Shiina Mkoto, "God Is Nowhere; God Is Now Here" by Itoh Seikoh, "X-Rated Blanket" by Eimi Yamada, "Yu-Hee" by Yang Ji Lee, "On a Moonless Night by Sei Takekawa, "Living in a Maze" by Kyoji Kobayashi, "The Imitation of Leibniz" by Genichiro Takahashi, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" by Tamio Kageyama, and "Wine" by Mariko Hayashi., A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Born after Hiroshima, the writers in this dazzling collection of short stories represent the American debut of the best contemporary Japanese fiction. Inhabiting the exotic interstice between cultural traditionalism and high-tech futurism, the stories in this volume offer a rich portrait of the Japanese sensibility — the zeitgeist that is transforming the way the rest of the world views itself. Sections include Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto, A Callow Fellow of Jewish Descent" by Masahiko Shimada, On Meeting My 100 Percent Woman One Fine April Morning" by Haruki Murakami, Swallowtails" by Shiina Mkoto, God Is Nowhere; God Is Now Here" by Itoh Seikoh, X-Rated Blanket" by Eimi Yamada, Yu-Hee" by Yang Ji Lee, On a Moonless Night by Sei Takekawa, Living in a Maze" by Kyoji Kobayashi, The Imitation of Leibniz" by Genichiro Takahashi, The Unsinkable Molly Brown" by Tamio Kageyama, and Wine" by Mariko Hayashi., A "New York Times Book Review" Editor's Choice Born after Hiroshima, the writers in this dazzling collection of short stories represent the American debut of the best contemporary Japanese fiction. Inhabiting the exotic interstice between cultural traditionalism and high-tech futurism, the stories in this volume offer a rich portrait of the Japanese sensibility the zeitgeist that is transforming the way the rest of the world views itself. Sections include Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, A Callow Fellow of Jewish Descent by Masahiko Shimada, On Meeting My 100 Percent Woman One Fine April Morning by Haruki Murakami, Swallowtails by Shiina Mkoto, God Is Nowhere; God Is Now Here by Itoh Seikoh, X-Rated Blanket by Eimi Yamada, Yu-Hee by Yang Ji Lee, On a Moonless Night by Sei Takekawa, Living in a Maze by Kyoji Kobayashi, The Imitation of Leibniz by Genichiro Takahashi, The Unsinkable Molly Brown by Tamio Kageyama, and Wine by Mariko Hayashi."

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