# The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

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- Authors: [Johannes Vermeer](https://www.bookquiver.com/johannes-vermeer), [Haruki Murakami](https://www.bookquiver.com/haruki-murakami)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4131-190-5
- Pages: 576
- Published: 2019-04-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami This 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. Edited by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami