Heaven's Wind

Heaven's Wind

Published: 31-01-2018

Pages: 200

Rating: 4.15

Language: en

eBook status: Skipped   AudioBook status: Skipped

Publisher: Japan Society

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Description

Heaven's Wind - Amatsukaze - is a superb collection of stories by five of Japan's leading contemporary authors.

A perfect suburban housewife plans for the future...
The Otter by Kuniko Mukoda - Naoki Prize Winner 1980

A misfit schoolgirl goes to get what she wants...
Ball by Natsuko Kuroda - Akutagawa Prize Winner 2013

An heiress finds friendship with a young couple by the sea...
Summer Blanket by Kaori Ekuni - Naoki Prize Winner 2004

A village wife leaves home in search of her lost child...
The Child over There by Mitsuyo Kakuta - Naoki Prize Winner 2005

A young woman thinks she's found the perfect job...
Planting by Aoko Matsuda - Nominated for Yukio Mishima Prize 2013

Presented in Japanese/English parallel-text format with translations by award-winning translator Angus Turvill.

Spot the Difference! A commentary by the translator highlights changes that occur in the Japanese-English translation process. To support non-native readers of the Japanese texts, comprehensive furigana phonetic guides (rubi) are provided.