Read Real Japanese: Essays
Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors (Free Audio Download)
Will be published approx. on 12. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-56836-618-0 (ISBN)
Description
8 essays by leading Japanese writers (including Banana Yoshimoto and Haruki Murakami) presented in vertical format with translation on facing page and a series of notes that elucidate nuance, grammar, culture. At the back is a Japanese-English dictionary tailor-made to cover all the words included in the essays, and the book comes with a free audio download that contains a professional nar ration of all the works, to familiarise you with the sound, rhythm and speed at which the language is spoken. By turns humorous, serious, beautiful and biting, all have been selected on the basis of their appeal. They are stimulating works that will motivate readers to want more.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
474 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56836-618-0 (9781568366180)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
06/2012
Kodansha America, Inc
€44.80
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Person
JANET ASHBY is a freelance writer and translator who has lived in Japan since 1975. She has written a long-running column in the Japan Times on Japanese books, and has a particular interest in Japanese popular culture. She is the co-author of Japanese: The Spoken Language in Japanese Life and the author of the original Read Real Japanese, of which this book is a remake.