{"product_id":"9780241311905","title":"The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Rubin, Jay \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/04\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 576 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241311905,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki MurakamiThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Edited by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697934598188,"sku":"9780241311905","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241311905.jpg?v=1722607800","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9780241311905","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}