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New Japanese Voices : The Best Contemporary Fiction from Japan by Jay McInerney (1994, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated

ISBN-100871135221

ISBN-139780871135223

eBay Product ID (ePID)326051

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Book TitleNew Japanese Voices : the Best Contemporary Fiction from Japan

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsian / General, Asian / Japanese

Publication Year1994

GenreLiterary Collections

AuthorJay Mcinerney

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN90-000967

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 Edition20

Dewey Decimal895.6/3508

SynopsisA 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."