{"product_id":"9780241311905","title":"The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Rubin, Jay \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAnthologies (non-poetry)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 April 2019 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 576 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 197 x 31 | 392g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki MurakamiThis is a celebration of the Japanese short story from its modern  origins in the nineteenth century to remarkable contemporary works. It  includes the most well-known Japanese writers - Akutagawa, Murakami,  Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surprising new pieces, from Yuko  Tsushima's 'Flames' to Banana Yoshimoto's 'Bee Honey'. Ranging over  myth, horror, love, nature, modern life, a diabolical painting, a cow  with a human face and a woman who turns into sugar, The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Edited by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491312058754,"sku":"9780241311905","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780241311905.jpg?v=1753743825","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9780241311905","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}