Exploring Japanese Literature: Reading Mishima, Tanizaki, and Kawabata in the Original

By Giles Murray

Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Junichiro Tanizaki are all giants of world literature. It stands to reason that students of Japanese would long to read them in their original language. Ixploring Japanese Literature enables them to do just that. Featuring one each of these writers most characteristic stories - plus linguistic support in the form of a built-in dictionary - the book picks up where the authors previous bestselling text, Breaking into Japanese Literature, left off. The poignancy of romance between a wealthy Tokyoite and a provincial geisha

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 477003041X
• ISBN13: 9784770030412
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 7.4"