Speculative Japan 2: The Man Who Watched the Sea and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy (Speculative Japan #2)

Yasumi Kobayashi, Issui Ogawa, Kōshū Tani, Norio Nakai, Akira Hori, Yūko Yamao, Naoko Awa, Toh EnJoe, Mariko Ōhara, Riku Onda, Shinji Kajio, Kōji Kitakuni, Nobuko Takagi


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4.00 · 1 ratings · 278 pages · Published: 31 Jan 2011

Speculative Japan 2: The Man Who Watched the Sea and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy by Yasumi Kobayashi, Issui Ogawa, Kōshū Tani, Norio Nakai, Akira Hori, Yūko Yamao, Naoko Awa, Toh EnJoe, Mariko Ōhara, Riku Onda, Shinji Kajio, Kōji Kitakuni, Nobuko Takagi
A selection of outstanding works of fantasy and science fiction from Japan, published here in English for the first time to reveal new and very different slices of the Japanese imagination. Following the success of the first Speculative Japan book, Volume 2 explores the visions of best-selling authors across a range of genres, from the heart-warming fantasy of Awa Naoko to the cold, lonely outer spaces of Tani Koshu. Explore the Japanese view of speculative fiction, and discover the similarities and differences that make cross-cultural literature so satisfying.

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