The Moon Over the Mountain and Other Stories - by Atsushi Nakajima (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Ancient China is ... brought to life in these [short stories based on] folk tales, legends, and stories of historical figures that routinely rank alongside such Japanese literary classics as Rashomon by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Kokoro by Natsume Soseki. When they first appeared in Japanese periodicals in 1942 and 1943, they sparked a potentially rich and long career for author Atsushi Nakajima, who tragically died of asthma complicated by severe pneumonia shortly thereafter"--Publisher marketing.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Ancient China is illustriously brought to life in these folk tales, legends, and stories of historical figures that routinely rank alongside such Japanese literary classics as "Rashomon" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and <i>Kokoro </i>by Natsume Soseki. When they first appeared in Japanese periodicals in 1942 and 1943, they sparked a potentially rich and long career for author Atsushi Nakajima, who tragically died of asthma complicated by severe pneumonia shortly thereafter, but whose work has continued to grow in Japanese regard ever since. This collection marks the first time these works have been translated into English.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Atsushi Nakajima</b> was a Japanese writer known for his meticulously researched short stories based on Ancient China. He was the author of <i>Light, Wind and Dreams</i>. <b>Paul McCarthy</b> is a professor of comparative culture at Surugadai University in Hanno, Saitama, Japan, and has a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He is the translator of numerous books, including <i>A Cat, A Man, and Two Women </i>and <i>Childhood Years </i>by Junichiro Tanizaki. <b>Nobuko Ochner</b> is an associate professor of Japanese at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu. She is the coeditor of <i>Confluences: Studies from East to West in Honor of V.G. Viglielmo</i>. She lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.</p>
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