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(★)(英文版 日本語を読むための三つの物語)(Three of Japan´s Greatest Writers in an Easy-to-Read Format／ Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Jun-ichiroo Tanizaki are all giants of world literature. Naturally enough, students want to experience their works in the original Japanese, but even tracking down a story of the right length and difficulty level can prove a major hurdle. ´Exploring Japanese Literature´ presents one each of these three writers´ best-known stories --plus all the linguistic support you need to read them with fluency and enjoyment.／ A poignant romance between a wealthy Tokyoite and a provincial geisha in Kawabata´s ´Snow Country Miniature´ ; the savage ecstasy of a couple´s ritual suicide in Mishima´s ´Patriotism´ ; the amoral antics of a playboy aesthete as he tries to reignite his flagging zest for life in Tanizaki´s ´The Secret´ --´Exploring Japanese Literature´ is your entree to the uniquely rich and exotic world of Japanese fiction.／ The book features a page layout designed for maximum accessibility. The original Japanese is in large print on the left-hand page, the English translation on the right, while a custom dictionary --covering nearly every word-- runs along the bottom of both.／ To further enrich your experience, ´Exploring Japanese Literature´ includes biographies of the three authors, mini-prefaces that set the scene for the individual stories, and evocative illustrations. There is also a dedicated website where you have the chance to debate your interpretation of the texts with the author, the editor and, of course, other readers.／ ´Exploring Japanese Literature´ provides all the resources you need to embark on the literary adventure of a lifetime. Three of Japan´s greatest writers are just waiting to be discovered. Enjoy the ride!／ ／ ／ ／ ／／／／／／／／／Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English)( ◆Giles Murray lives in Tokyo, where he works as writer, translator and copywriter. He is the author of innovative language-study books like ´13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese´ and ´Breaking into Japanese Literature´, and the translator of ´So Sad to Fall in Battle´, a biography of the Japanese commander on Iwo Jima in World War II ; ´In the Pool´, a collection of humorous short stories by Hideo Okuda ; and ´The Dignity of Nations´, the antiglobalization bestseller by Masahiko Fujiwara.／ ▼CONTENTS／ ●YASUNARI KAWABATA ´´Snow Country Miniature´[雪国抄]／A married Tokyoite is romantically involved with a young geisha at a hot-spring resort in the mountains of Niigata. You´ll need to read between the lines to discover what the characters are feeling in this elliptical and fragmented tale. ●YUKIO MISHIMA ´Patriotism´[憂国]／It is February 1936, and the Japanese capital is in the throes of a coup d´etat. Realizing he will have to fire on his mutinous fellow officers, a young army lieutenant takes the only honorable way out. ●JUN-ICHIROO TANIZAKI ´The Secret´[秘密]／W world-weary aesthete resorts to ever more bizarre means of stimulating his exhausted nerves. But is his quest for new sensations harmless mischief, or more like a blood sport?／) |
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