The Book of Tokyo: A City In Short Fiction (Reading the City)
by Toshiyuki Horie, Kaori Ekuni, Banana Yoshimoto, Hiromi Kawakami, Hideo Furukawa, Nao-Cola Yamazaki, Mitsuyo Kakuta, Hitomi Kanehara, Osamu Hashimoto
Explore Tokyo through a collection of short fiction by nine Japanese writers. Part of the Reading the City series, this anthology brings together varied literary perspectives on the capital, offering readers an imaginative and multifaceted portrait of the city through contemporary Japanese storytelling.
About This Book
The Book of Tokyo presents a collection of short fiction centered on Japan’s capital city.
Edited as part of the Reading the City series, the book brings together nine Japanese writers, including Toshiyuki Horie, Kaori Ekuni, Banana Yoshimoto, and Hiromi Kawakami.
Each contribution offers a distinct literary perspective, creating a varied portrait of Tokyo through the possibilities of the short-story form.
The collection is suited to readers interested in contemporary Japanese literature, city writing, and fiction shaped by place.
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