{"product_id":"annotated-japanese-literary-gems-volume-1-stories-by-tawada-yoko-hayashi-kyoko-nakagami-kenji-paperback","title":"Annotated Japanese Literary Gems. Volume 1: Stories by Tawada Yoko, Hayashi Kyoko, Nakagami Kenji - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKyoko Selden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJolisa Gracewood\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyoko Selden was a Senior Lecturer in Japanese in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University. Her translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki\u003c\/i\u003e (M. E. Sharpe, 1989); \u003ci\u003eJapanese Women Writers: Twentieth Century Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (with Noriko Mizuta, M. E. Sharpe, 1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.1 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52550451888435,"sku":"9781885445308","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aO5mx_9Fkr9781885445308.webp?v=1761076345","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/annotated-japanese-literary-gems-volume-1-stories-by-tawada-yoko-hayashi-kyoko-nakagami-kenji-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}