The Penguin book of Japanese short stories - Jay Rubin

A major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami

This is a celebration of the Japanese short story from its modern
origins in the nineteenth century to remarkable contemporary works. It
includes the most well-known Japanese writers - Akutagawa, Murakami,
Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surprising new pieces, from Yuko
Tsushima's 'Flames' to Banana Yoshimoto's 'Bee Honey'. Ranging over
myth, horror, love, nature, modern life, a diabolical painting, a cow
with a human face and a woman who turns into sugar, The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy.

Edited by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami