{"product_id":"9780143118336","title":"Short Stories in Japanese","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dual-language edition of Japanese stories—many appearing in English for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.","brand":"Michael Emmerich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45894792184020,"sku":"9780143118336","price":31.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f657c9a7-d8e8-47b6-b730-f4d59d982f1f.jpg?v=1732367790","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780143118336","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}