{"product_id":"9780241311905","title":"The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Rubin, Jay, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/04\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 576 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Anthologies (non-poetry), Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Fiction in translation\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241311905\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eA major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a celebration of the Japanese short story from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to remarkable contemporary works. It includes the most well-known Japanese writers - Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surprising new pieces, from Yuko Tsushima's 'Flames' to Banana Yoshimoto's 'Bee Honey'. Ranging over myth, horror, love, nature, modern life, a diabolical painting, a cow with a human face and a woman who turns into sugar, The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstone's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022866219161,"sku":"9780241311905","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780241311905.jpg?v=1678214361","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780241311905","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}