{"product_id":"read-real-japanese-fiction-short-stories-by-contemporary-writers-free-audio-download-9781568366173","title":"Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers (Free Audio Download)","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long-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\u003e As 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Emmerich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodansha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568366173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL EMMERICH\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Princeton University. After completing research in Japanese literature studies at Ritsumeikan University in Tokyo, he went on to earn a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Columbia University. He is the highly acclaimed translator of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata's First Snow on Fuji; Banana Yoshimoto's Asleep, Goodbye Tsugumi and Hardboiled \u0026amp; Hard Luck; Genichiro Takahashi's Sayonara Gangsters; Mari Akasaka's Vibrator; and Taichi Yamada's In Search of a Distant Voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kodansha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39827387449459,"sku":"9781568366173","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0ce0cd76-734f-4cf7-8f01-4db75f69fc30.jpg?v=1644566702","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/read-real-japanese-fiction-short-stories-by-contemporary-writers-free-audio-download-9781568366173","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}