Read real Japanese fiction :  short stories by contemporary writers / 
edited by Michael Emmerich ; narrated by Reiko Matsunaga. 
 - First US edition. 
 - 143, 112 pages :  illustrations ;  21 cm. +  1 CD (4 3/4 in.) 
<br/><br/> Kamisama /  Mukashi y��hi no k��en de /  Nikuya ��mu /  Miira /  Hyakumonogatari /  Kakeru /  Kawakami Hiromi --  Otsuichi --  Ishii Shinji --  Yoshimoto Banana --  Kitamura Kaoru --  Tawada Y��ko. 
<br/><br/> Six short stories in vertical text with translations of the complex passages, accompanied by CD with audio narrations performed by a professional actress. Includes Japanese-English dictionary, explanatory notes, and profiles of the individual writers placing the stories in context. 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in Japanese and English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781568365299 (pbk.) 1568365292 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Short stories, Japanese.<br/>Japanese fiction--Heisei period, 1989-
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Short stories, Japanese--20th century.<br/>Japanese fiction--Heisei period, 1989-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PL777.65  / .R43 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>895.630108  / RER