The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

2018 • 576 pages

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1. The Story of Tomoda and Matsunaga - Tanizaki Jun'chirō — ☆☆☆.5
2. Behind the Prison - Nagai Kafū ☆☆☆.75
3. Sanshirō - Natsume Sōseki ☆☆
4. The Last Testament of Okitsu Yagoemon - Mori Ōgai ☆☆☆
5. Patriotism - Mishima Yukio ☆.5
6. Flames - Tsushima Yūko ☆☆☆
7. In the Box - Kōno Taeko ☆☆☆
8. Remaining Flowers - Nakagami Kenji ☆☆
9. Bee Honey - Yoshimoto Banana ☆☆☆☆
10. The Smile of a Mountain Witch - Ohba Minako ☆☆☆☆
11. A Bond for Two Lifetimes - Enchi Fumiko ☆☆
12. Peaches - Abe Akira ☆☆☆
13. The Tale of the House of Physics - Ogawa Yōko ☆☆☆☆
14. Unforgettable People - Kunikida Doppo ☆☆☆☆
15. The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema - Murakami Haruki ☆☆
16. Cambridge Circus - Shibata Motoyuki ☆☆☆
17. Closet LLB - Uno Kōji ☆☆☆
18. Mr English - Genji Keita ☆☆☆
19. Factory Town - Betsuyaku Minoru ☆☆☆☆
20. Dreams of Love, Etc. - Kawakami Mieko ☆☆☆☆
21. Shoulder-Top Secretary - Hoshi Shin'ichi ☆☆☆☆
22. Hell Screen - Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
23. Filling up with Sugar - Sawanishi Yūten
24. Kudan - Uchida Hyakken
25. The Great Earthquake and General Kim - Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
26. Hiroshima, City of Doom - Ōta Yōko
27. Insects - Serai Yūichi
28. The Silver Fifty-Sen Pieces - Kawabata Yasunari
29. American Hijiki - Nosaka Akiyuki
30. Pink - Hoshino Tomoyuki
31. UFO in Kushiro - Murakami Haruki
32. Weather-Watching Hill - Saeki Kazumi
33. Planting - Matsuda Aoko
34. Same as Always - Satō Yūya

October 9, 2023