For readers who love Haruki Murakami and want to be introduced to other exciting contemporary Japanese writers, especially women writers. MONKEY New Writing from Japan is an annual anthology that showcases the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Volume 2 celebrates TRAVEL -- we may not be able to travel much during this second year of the pandemic, but we can travel in our imaginations. MONKEY offers short fiction and poetry by writers such as Mieko Kawakami, Haruki Murakami, Hideo Furukawa, Hiromi Kawakami, Aoko Matsuda, and Kyohei Sakaguchi; new translations of modern classics; a…mehr
For readers who love Haruki Murakami and want to be introduced to other exciting contemporary Japanese writers, especially women writers. MONKEY New Writing from Japan is an annual anthology that showcases the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Volume 2 celebrates TRAVEL -- we may not be able to travel much during this second year of the pandemic, but we can travel in our imaginations. MONKEY offers short fiction and poetry by writers such as Mieko Kawakami, Haruki Murakami, Hideo Furukawa, Hiromi Kawakami, Aoko Matsuda, and Kyohei Sakaguchi; new translations of modern classics; a graphic narrative by Satoshi Kitamura; and contributions from American writers such as Brian Evenson and Laird Hunt.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ted Goosen teaches Japanese literature and film at York University in Toronto. He is the editor of The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories. He translated Haruki Murakami’s Wind/Pinball and The Strange Library, and co-translated (with Philip Gabriel) Men Without Women and Killing Commendatore. His translations of Hiromi Kawakami’s People from My Neighbourhood (Granta Books) and Naoya Shiga’s Reconciliation (Canongate) were published in 2020. Motoyuki Shibata translates American literature and runs the Japanese literary journal MONKEY. He has translated Paul Auster, Rebecca Brown, Stuart Dybek, Steve Erickson, Brian Evenson, Laird Hunt, Kelly Link, Steven Millhauser, and Richard Powers, among others. His translation of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a bestseller in Japan in 2018. Among his recent translations is Eric McCormack’s Cloud.
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CONTENTS Sea Horse, a story by Hiromi Kawakami A woman hears an announcement on the radio that war has broken out, relatives arrive at her house seeking refuge, when the war ends they leave, then a civil war breaks out: a story by Tomoka Shibasaki The Overcoat, a graphic story by Satoshi Kitamura Hell, a story by Kikuko Tsumura Seeing, a poem by Mieko Kawakami The Decline of the Aliens + Sheep After Sheep, from City of Ears by Hideo Furukawa ---------------------------------------------------------------- Travel: A Monkey’s Dozen The Dugong, a chapter from Takaoka’s Travels by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa Jogging in Southern Europe, an essay by Haruki Murakami Whale Leg, a story by Laird Hunt Kurozuka: A Noh Play, from the modern Japanese translation by Seik It The Trail, a story by Eric McCormack Five Modern Poets on Travel, selected and translated by Andrew Campana It Goes on a Road Trip, Making a Pilgrimage to Yuda Hot Springs, a chapter from The Thorn Puller by Hiromi It Toad, a story by Barry Yourgrau Every Reading, Every Sound, Every Sight, a travel essay by Jun’ichi Konuma My First Trip, essays by Mikako Brady, Hirokazu Koreeda, Miwa Nishikawa, Yui Tanizaki, and Utamaru A Report on Travel, a story by Brian Evenson ---------------------------------------------------------------- Along the Embankment, a story by Hiroko Oyamada From the Northern Sea, a story by Yasunari Kawabata The Lake, a story by Ky hei Sakaguchi Cardboard Boxes and Their Uses, a story by Taki Monma Flying Squirrels, an excerpt from a novella by Y ko Tsushima The Most Boring Red on Earth, a story by Aoko Matsuda I can't translate this! Remarks from twelve translators Contributors Credits
CONTENTS Sea Horse, a story by Hiromi Kawakami A woman hears an announcement on the radio that war has broken out, relatives arrive at her house seeking refuge, when the war ends they leave, then a civil war breaks out: a story by Tomoka Shibasaki The Overcoat, a graphic story by Satoshi Kitamura Hell, a story by Kikuko Tsumura Seeing, a poem by Mieko Kawakami The Decline of the Aliens + Sheep After Sheep, from City of Ears by Hideo Furukawa ---------------------------------------------------------------- Travel: A Monkey’s Dozen The Dugong, a chapter from Takaoka’s Travels by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa Jogging in Southern Europe, an essay by Haruki Murakami Whale Leg, a story by Laird Hunt Kurozuka: A Noh Play, from the modern Japanese translation by Seik It The Trail, a story by Eric McCormack Five Modern Poets on Travel, selected and translated by Andrew Campana It Goes on a Road Trip, Making a Pilgrimage to Yuda Hot Springs, a chapter from The Thorn Puller by Hiromi It Toad, a story by Barry Yourgrau Every Reading, Every Sound, Every Sight, a travel essay by Jun’ichi Konuma My First Trip, essays by Mikako Brady, Hirokazu Koreeda, Miwa Nishikawa, Yui Tanizaki, and Utamaru A Report on Travel, a story by Brian Evenson ---------------------------------------------------------------- Along the Embankment, a story by Hiroko Oyamada From the Northern Sea, a story by Yasunari Kawabata The Lake, a story by Ky hei Sakaguchi Cardboard Boxes and Their Uses, a story by Taki Monma Flying Squirrels, an excerpt from a novella by Y ko Tsushima The Most Boring Red on Earth, a story by Aoko Matsuda I can't translate this! Remarks from twelve translators Contributors Credits
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