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Short Stories in Japanese: New Penguin Parallel Text (Japanese Edition) Bilingual Edition, Kindle Edition

Japanese edition by Michael Emmerich (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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A dual-language edition of Japanese stories—many appearing in English for the first time
 
This volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer back to a dictionary.
 
The stories—many of which appear here in English for the first time—are by well-known writers like Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, as well as emerging voices like Abe Kazushige, Ishii Shinji, and Kawakami Hiromi. From the orthodox to the cutting-edge, they represent a range of styles and themes, showcasing the diversity of Japanese fiction over the past few decades in a collection that is equally rewarding for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students of English or Japanese.
 
Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.
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  1. ISBN-13
    978-0143118336
  2. Edition
    Bilingual
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Penguin Books
  5. Publication date
    31 May 2011
  6. Language
    Japanese
  7. File size
    108269 KB
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About the Author

Michael Emmerich (editor/translator/introducer) is an associate professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has translated from Japanese more than a dozen books of both fiction and nonfiction, including Kawakami Hiromi's Manazuru; Matsuura Rieko's The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P; Takahashi Gen'ichirō's Sayonara, Gangsters; Yoshimoto Banana's Hardboiled & Hard Luck, There Is No Lid on the Sea, Moonlight Shadow, Goodbye Tsugumi, and Asleep; and Kawabata Yasunari's First Snow on Fuji.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07TRJBTWM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; Bilingual edition (31 May 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 108269 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 365 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0143118331
  • Customer Reviews:
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Danzabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Customer service
Reviewed in Canada on 12 July 2023
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Product received in good condition. Good learning material for advanced learners. Excellent one if you want to brush up your kanji skills.
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Kira Scheffold
5.0 out of 5 stars Guter einsteiger
Reviewed in Germany on 7 April 2024
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Das buch gibt mir genau das was ich brauche :)
Ich möchge gerne in der lage sein auf japanisch zu lesen und mit dem englischen text direkt daneben wird es einem zumindest so leicht wie möglich gemacht. Immer noch wirklich schwierig voranzukommen aber das buch macht es einem zumindest so leicht wie es geht
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Delphin Lacroix
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book but kanji too small / Très bon bouquin mais kanji petits
Reviewed in France on 9 September 2022
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Very good book. The only complaint is that the kanji and furigana are small. You will need to provide a magnifying glass to be comfortable.
Très bon bouquin. Le seul reproche qu'on peut faire est que les kanji et furigana sont assez petits. Il vous faudra utiliser une loupe pour être confortable.
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Ishika Pal
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for those learning Japanese/ English
Reviewed in India on 25 May 2022
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The book was in perfect condition. The book itself is ideal for Japanese learners who can refer to the parallel English text and build on their vocabulary—a 10/10 recommendation from an N4 candidate!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on 17 January 2020
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Me encantó, muy buen libro para seguir aprendiendo el Japonés
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