{"product_id":"9781568365411","title":"Exploring Japanese Literature: Read Mishima, Tanizaki and Kawabata in the Original","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMurray, Giles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKodansha International\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/8\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eYasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Junichiro Tanizaki are all giants of world literature. It stands to reason that students of Japanese would long to read them in their original language. \u003ci\u003eExploring Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e enables them to do just that. Featuring one each of these writers’ most characteristic stories—plus linguistic support in the form of a built-in dictionary—the book picks up where the author’s previous bestselling text, \u003ci\u003eBreaking into Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, left off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poignancy of romance between a wealthy Tokyoite and a provincial geisha in Yasunari Kawabata’s \"Snow Country\"; the ecstatic frenzy of a couple committing ritual suicide in Mishima’s \"Patriotism\"; the amoral antics of a playboy aesthete trying to fire up his flagging zest for life in Tanizaki’s \"The Secret\" — \u003ci\u003eExploring Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is a reader’s entrée into the uniquely rich and exotic world of modern Japanese fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn each two-page spread, the original Japanese is printed in large type on the left-hand page, with the corresponding English translation on the right and the dictionary running along the bottoms of both. Everything the student needs to read the stories and understand them is right there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo enrich students’ experience even further, \u003ci\u003eExploring Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e also features biographies of the three novelists, mini-prefaces that set the scene for the individual stories, and evocative illustrations. In addition, there is a dedicated website at www.speaking-japanese.com where learners have the chance to put forward their own interpretations of the Japanese and engage in debate with the author, the editor and, of course, other readers of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is recommended for upper-intermediate and advanced level students.","brand":"Kodansha International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214004613375,"sku":"9781568365411","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781568365411_s600x595.jpg?v=1782320981","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781568365411","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}