Modern Japanese Literature is Donald Keene s critically acclaimed companion volume to his landmark Anthology of Japanese Literature.
Includes: Growing Up by Ichiyo, a lyrical story of pre-adolescence in the 90s
Natsume s story of Botchan, an ill-starred and ineffectual Huck Finn
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Now considered the standard canon of Modern Japanese writing translated into English, Modern Japanese Literature includes concise introductions to the writers, as well as a historical introduction by Professor Keene.
Modern Japanese Literature is Donald Keene s critically acclaimed companion volume to his landmark Anthology of Japanese Literature