The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories

The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories is a collection of short stories edited by Theodore W. Goossen and published by Oxford University Press in 1997.

David Mitchell, in The Independent, described it as "literary V&A covering Japan's modern era."[1]

The collection has 35 stories. The work uses the Japanese naming order for Japanese names.[2]

Haruki Murakami's story, "The Elephant Vanishes," was also published in the collection The Elephant Vanishes. Reviewer Roger Levesque describes it as "absurd".[2] Levesque states that Taeko Kono's story, "Toddler Hunting," also published in Toddler Hunting and Other Stories, was "the most chilling" entry.[2]

Jenny Tabakoff of the Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the volume is "excellent" and "highly readable".[3]

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, David (2005-02-27). "Building a library". The Independent. London. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c Levesque, Roger (1997-09-07). "A look into Japanese culture". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton. p. G7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Tabakoff, Jenny (1997-11-08). "Paperbacks". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 14s – via Newspapers.com.

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