The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories (Penguin Classics) edited by Jay Rubin A Walk Through Nature and a notebook

and a notebook

extreme weather

fougasse and more

and transforming statements about writing

and cotton at home

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories (Penguin Classics) edited by Jay Rubin A Walk Through Nature and a notebookA major new collection of Japanese short stories, many appearing in English for the first time, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami, author of Killing Commendatore This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the art of the Japanese short story, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable practitioners writing today. Edited by acclaimed translator Jay Rubin, who has himself freshly translated some of the stories,