{"product_id":"read-real-japanese-fiction-short-stories-by-contemporary-writers-free-audio-download-paperback","title":"Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers (Free Audio Download) - 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\u003eMichael Emmerich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort stories by Japan's cutting-edge writers, in vertical text and with vocabulary, notes, and FREE AUDIO DOWNLOAD to make reading Japanese easier than ever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong-awaited by teachers and students, \u003ci\u003eRead Real Japanese Fiction \u003c\/i\u003epresents short works by six of today's most daring and provocative Japanese writers. The spellbinding world of Hiromi Kawakami; the hair-raising horror of Otsuichi; the haunting, poignant prose of Banana Yoshimoto; even the poetic word-play of Yoko Tawada--whatever their tastes, readers are sure to find something of interest and value in this book, suitable for students at the intermediate level and above. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs in real Japanese novels, the text on each page runs from top to bottom and from right to left. Each double-page spread features translations of all the difficult passages. In the back of the book, moreover, is a built-in Japanese-English learner's dictionary and a notes section covering issues of nuance, usage, grammar and culture that come up in each story. Best of all, the book comes with a free audio download containing narrations of the stories, performed by a professional voice actress.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL EMMERICH \u003c\/b\u003eteaches Japanese Literature at UCLA. He is the highly acclaimed translator of twenty books, including Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata's \u003ci\u003eFirst Snow on Fuji \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDandelions\u003c\/i\u003e; Banana Yoshimoto's \u003ci\u003eAsleep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Tsugumi \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHardboiled \u0026amp; Hard Luck\u003c\/i\u003e; Genichiro Takahashi's \u003ci\u003eSayonara Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e; and Kawakami Hiromi's \u003ci\u003eManazuru\u003c\/i\u003e. His scholarly works include \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984077357357,"sku":"9781568366173","price":24.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ODU0eFRzQnVHMG5BWmpDWUFCbnVKdz09.webp?v=1776081787","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/read-real-japanese-fiction-short-stories-by-contemporary-writers-free-audio-download-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}