{"product_id":"monkey-new-writing-from-japan-volume-7-memory-paperback","title":"Monkey New Writing from Japan: Volume 7: Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Goossen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMotoyuki Shibata\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Japanese literature (Haruki Murakami and more) and readers who want to be introduced to exciting new writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMONKEY New Writing from Japan\u003c\/i\u003e is an annual anthology that showcases the best of contemporary Japanese literature. The Memory issue (vol. 7) focuses on the role that memory plays in our lives and psyches. \u003ci\u003eMONKEY\u003c\/i\u003e offers short fiction and poetry by writers such as Haruki Murakami, Hideo Furukawa, and Hiromi Kawakami; graphic stories; new translations of modern classics; and contributions from authors outside Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTED GOOSSEN \u003c\/b\u003eis a literary translator, professor emeritus at York University in Toronto, and one of the founding editors of \u003ci\u003eMonkey Business\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMONKEY New Writing from Japan\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He translated Haruki Murakami's \u003ci\u003eWind\/Pinball\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Library\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-translated (with Philip Gabriel) \u003ci\u003eMen Without Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKilling Commendatore\u003c\/i\u003e. He translated Hiromi Kawakami's novel \u003ci\u003eThe Third Love\u003c\/i\u003e (2024) and her story collection \u003ci\u003eDragon Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, published under the Monkey imprint with Stone Bridge Press in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOTOYUKI SHIBATA \u003c\/b\u003etranslates American literature and is the founder of the Japanese literary journal \u003ci\u003eMONKEY\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-founder of its offspring, \u003ci\u003eMONKEY New writing form Japan\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated Paul Auster, Rebecca Brown, Stuart Dybek, Steve Erickson, Brian Evenson, Laird Hunt, Kelly Link, Steven Millhauser, and Richard Powers, among others. Recent translations include Paul Auster's \u003ci\u003e4321\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Swift's \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass \u003c\/i\u003eby Lewis Carroll. He is professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68372706296031,"sku":"9798988688785","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/jb1d9aNzED9798988688785.webp?v=1793775072","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/monkey-new-writing-from-japan-volume-7-memory-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}