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<i>Modern Japanese Short Stories</i> is a remarkable collection of Japanese stories from the pioneers of contemporary Japanese literature. This volume's twenty-five stories by as many authors display a wide range of style and subject matter--offering a revealing picture of modern Japanese culture and society. <br><br> <b>The stories in this anthology include:</b><ul><li>"Tattoo" by Junichiro Tanizaki--a large spider tattooed on the back of a young woman results in unexpected changes</li><li>"Autumn Mountain" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa--vivid memories of a beautiful painting leads a man to wonder if the it ever actually existed</li><li>"The Priest and His Love" by Yukio Mishima--a Buddhist priest finds his path to enlightenment challenged after falling in love</li><li>"The Moon on the Water" by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata--a young woman who cared for her ailing first husband through most of their marriage regrets remarrying after his death</li></ul> Featuring a new foreword by Japanese literary scholar Seiji Lippit and striking woodcut illustrations by Masakazu Kuwata, the stories are translated by the editor, Ivan Morris, and Edward Seidensticker, George Saito, and Geoffery Sa

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Author

Seiji Lippit; Ivan Morris; Masayuki Miyata; Edward Seidensticker; George Saito; Geoffrey W Sargent

Publisher

Tuttle Publishing

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9782019930585

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy