Exploring Japanese Literature

Read Mishima Tanizaki Kawabata in the Original

Giles Murray

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Kodansha International
01 July 2017

Literary studies: general; Languages & ESL; Japanese - Cultural Material; Japanese - Reader; Japanese - Languages

"Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Junichiro Tanizaki are all

giants of world literature.

It stands to reason that students of

Japanese would long to read them in their original language. Exploring Japanese Literature enables them to do just that. Featuring one each of these writers' most

characteristic stories -

plus linguistic support in the form of a

built-in dictionary-the book picks up where the author's previous

bestselling text, Breaking into Japanese Literature, left off.

The

poignancy of romance between a wealthy Tokyoite and a provincial geisha

in Yasunari Kawabata's ""Snow Country""; the ecstatic frenzy of a couple

committing ritual suicide in Mishima's ""Patriotism""; the amoral antics

of a playboy aesthete trying to fire up his flagging zest for life in

Tanizaki's ""The Secret"" -

Exploring Japanese Literature is a reader's entree into the uniquely rich and exotic world of modern Japanese fiction.

On

each two-page spread, the original Japanese is printed in large type on

the left-hand page, with the corresponding English translation on the

right and the dictionary running along the bottoms of both. Everything

the student needs to read the stories and understand them is right

there.

To enrich students' experience even further, Exploring Japanese Literature also features biographies of the three novelists, mini-prefaces that

set the scene for the individual stories, and evocative illustrations.

In addition, there is a dedicated website at www.speaking-japanese.com

where learners have the chance to put forward their own interpretations

of the Japanese and engage in debate with the author, the editor and, of

course, other readers of the book.

Exploring Japanese Literature is recommended for upper-intermediate and advanced level students."

By: Giles Murray
Imprint: Kodansha International
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 474g
ISBN: 9781568365411
ISBN 10: 1568365411
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 01 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

GILES MURRAYis the author of innovative language-study books like 13 Secrets for Speaking Japanese and Breaking into Japanese Literature, and has translated several books, including So Sad to Fall in Battle, a biography of the Japanese commander on Iwo Jima in World War II, and the prizewinning In the Pool by Hideo Okuta.