Annotated Japanese Literary Gems: Stories by Tawada Yoko, Hayashi Kyoko, Nakagami Kenji

By Kyōko Hayashi, Kenji Nakagami, Yōko Tawada

Book Overview

The first volume of Annotated Japanese Literary Gems, makes available representative examples of annotated Japanese short stories and novellas from Meiji to the present. This multi-volume set of books--six volumes are planned--provides rubi for nearly all kanji at first use. Each story is also included in a plain-text version. Along with the extensive annotations provided, the collection serves as a resource for students of modern Japanese literature and can also be used as an intermediate to advanced language text. The volume is printed Japanese-style, with pages ordered from right to left.The present volume, the first in the collection, introduces stories by three important postwar authors: "Readers on the Train," "A Dictionary Village," and "A Town Called Z" from Fox-Possessed Moon, by Tawada Yoko; My Friend, by Hayashi Kyoko; and Trees and Grass, by Nakagami Kenji.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188544530X
• ISBN13: 9781885445308
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 6.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher