A review by neemzilla
The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by

5.0

This is a very generous book of short stories collected (and many of them translated) by Jay Rubin. I tend to read as much Japanese fiction translated into English as I can get my hands on, and this collection featured some of my favorite modern authors and introduced me to just as many new ones. The most disappointing thing about this collection: many of the most exciting short stories re written by authors whose other works have not been translated into English yet! But I won’t ask any more of Jay Rubin, who seems to have his work cut out for him, gracing us with such an amazing collection.