Translating Japanese Literature
What do you do when your professor tells you to find and translate a Japanese short story that hasn't already been translated into English?
Collections by Period
- 現代日本の文学 Gendai Nihon no bungakuCall Number: UM East Asian PL755.6 .G42This is a collection of modern Japanese authors. It will include a range of materials, from poems and short stories, to novels and essays. Each volume is devoted to one or more authors.
- Shin Nihon koten bungaku taikei 新日本古典文学大系Call Number: East Asian PL753 .S5100 vol. set of classical Japanese literature.
- Sengo tanpen shosetsu no saihakken 戦後短編小説の再発見Call Number: Smith College East Asian PL775 .S45 2001This is an 18 vol. set. Volumes are divided by topic: love, sex, humorous, nature, etc.
Collections by Gender/Nationality
- Josei Sakka Shirizu 女性作家シリーズCall Number: Smith College East Asian PL756.W6 J67 1997This is a series.
- Senjika no josei bungaku 戦時下の女性文学Call Number: Smith College East Asian PL755.65 .S436 200218 vol. set of women's literature during the Sino-Japanese War.
- Nihon shokuminchi bungaku seisenshū 日本植民地文学精選集Call Number: Smith College East Asian PL888 .N53 2000This is a large set subdivided by country: Korea, Taiwan, Manchuria.
Books in the Browsing Collection (22nd floor)
中学生までに読んでおきたい日本文学Call Number: UM East Asian Ref. Room Read Japanese / PL775 .C484ISBN: 4751526286Publication Date: あすなろ書房, 20111. 悪人の物語 -- 2. いのちの話 -- 3. おかしい話 -- 4. お金物語 -- 5. 家族の物語 -- 6. 恋の物語 -- 7. こころの話 -- 8. こわい話 -- 9. 食べる話 -- 10. ふしぎな話.
Fushigi no tobira 不思議の扉Call Number: UM East Asian Ref. Room Read Japanese / PL775 .F87ISBN: 4043943393Publication Date: 角川書店, 2010-20123 vols.
筒井康隆SFジュブナイルセレクションCall Number: UM East Asian Ref. Room Read Japanese / PL862.S77 T78ISBN: 4323061218Publication Date: 金の星社, 2010.4 vols.
読書がたのしくなるニッポンの文学Call Number: UM East Asian Ref. Room Read Japanese / PL775 .D647ISBN: 477431403XPublication Date: くもん出版, 2009.
ビートたけし傑作集少年編Call Number: UM East Asian Ref. Room Read Japanese / PL846.I762 K47ISBN: 4323061412Publication Date: 金の星社, 2010.3 vols.
きみに贈るつばさ物語 : 角川つばさ文庫書き下ろし短編集Call Number: UM East Asian Ref. Room Read Japanese / PL775 .K45 2009ISBN: 404631009XPublication Date: 角川書店, 2009.
Detective and Mystery Stories
- ポピュラーミステリーワールド Popyura misuteri warudoCall Number: UM East Asian ; PL756.6.D45 P66 1997ISBN: 4897845602Popular mysteries. Part of the big print collection.
- げんだいミステリーワールド Gendai misuteri warudoCall Number: UM East Asian ; PL756.6.D45 G46 1999This is a collection of contemporary short stories. The series is published in large print so it is easier on the eyes.
- くらしっくミステリーワールド Kurashikku misuteri warudoCall Number: UM East Asian ; PL756.6.D45 K87 1997This mystery series includes a number of early Meiji and Taisho period authors such as Akutagawa Ryunosku. One of the collections of big print books.
SF, Fantasy, Horror
NOVA : 書き下ろし日本SFコレクションCall Number: UM East Asian / PL756.S3 N68ISBN: 4309410774Publication Date: 河出書房新社, 2011.
小松左京ショートショート全集Call Number: UM East Asian / PL855.O414 S46ISBN: 4758430284- 怪奇・ホラーワールド : 大きな活字で読みやすい本Call Number: UM East Asian / PL755.63.S8 K34ISBN: 4897849411Publication Date: リブリオ出版, 2001.15 vols.
