Japanese 597C/660 Problems and Methods of Translation
Genre Terminology
探偵小説 (tantei shosetsu) detective novels
推理小説 (suiri shosetsu) mystery novels
時代小説 (jidai shosetsu) historical (usually Edo period) fiction
歴史小説 (rekishi shosetsu) historical fiction
Terminology
超短編小説 (cho tanpen shosetsu) short-short story
短編小説 (tanpen shosetsu) short story
中篇小説 (chuhen shosetsu) novella
長編小説 or 小説 (chohen shosetsu or shosetsu) novel
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.
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 1997Popular 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.
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.
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