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The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

Jay Rubin (Editor, Translator),

Haruki Murakami (Introduction)

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Aug 27, 2018 Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This is a collection of both well known to me Japanese authors, as well as those I have not heard of before. I enjoyed this collection, with an introduction by a favorite author, Murakami. As always, I enjoyed some more than others.

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