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Product Details Binding Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number 950 EAN 9784925080880 ISBN 4925080881 Manufacturer IBC Books Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 206 Publication Date September 01, 2005 Publisher IBC Books Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description 'Restraint, sensitivity, and generous humor.'-The Japan Times Tokyo is far more than streets and skyscrapers full of gray-suited businessmen, super-trendy teenagers, and schoolgirls in sailor-suit uniforms. Five of Japan's most popular contemporary fiction writers-Ryuji Morita, Tomomi Muramatsu, Mariko Hayashi, Makoto Shiina, and Chiya Fujino-present their vision of life in different quarters of Japan's capital. From Tokyo's mean streets to its bars and elegant cafes, here are stories that measure the pulse of the city while dissecting its heart. These five stories break down the metropolis into fragments of experience that anyone can relate to and enjoy. It is also the chance to sample these leading Japanese authors whose work has never before appeared in English. 'Restraint, sensitivity, and generous humor.'-The Japan Times Tokyo is far more than streets and skyscrapers full of gray-suited businessmen, super-trendy teenagers, and schoolgirls in sailor-suit uniforms. Five of Japan's most popular contemporary fiction writers-Ryuji Morita, Tomomi Muramatsu, Mariko Hayashi, Makoto Shiina, and Chiya Fujino-present their vision of life in different quarters of Japan's capital. From Tokyo's mean streets to its bars and elegant cafes, here are stories that measure the pulse of the city while dissecting its heart. These five stories break down the metropolis into fragments of experience that anyone can relate to and enjoy. It is also the chance to sample these leading Japanese authors whose work has never before appeared in English. Giles Murray is a translator living in Japan. Customers who bought this item also bought Real World Now You're One of Us Woman on the Other Shore: A Novel The Diving Pool: Three Novellas Tokyo Stories: A Literary Stroll (Voices from Asia) Customer Reviews for: Tokyo Fragments: Short Stories of Modern Tokyo by Five of Japan's Leading Contemporary Writers Rating - nothing new Nothing new here. Two of these authors, Hayashi and Makoto appeared in the book, New Japanese Voices: The Best Contemporary Fiction from Japan in 1992. See More IBC Books products

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