A review by akadras
The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by

4.0

• "The Story Of Tomoda and Matsunaga" by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki - 4/5
• "Behind The Prison" by Kafū Nagai - 3/5
• "Sanshiro" by Soseki Natsume - 2/5
• "The Last Testament Of Okitsu Yagoemon" by Ogai Mori - 4/5
• "Patriotism" by Yukio Mishima -5/5
• "Flames" by Yūko Tsushima - 3/5
• "In The Box" by Taeko Kono - 3/5
• "Remaining Flowers" by Kenji Nakagami - 3/5
• "Bee Honey" by Banana Yoshimoto - 4/5
• "The Smile of a Mountain Witch" by Minako Ohba - 4/5
• "A Bond for Two Lifetimes - Gleanings" by Fumiko Enchi - 2/5
• "Peaches" by Akira Abe - 4/5
• "The Tale of The House of Physics" by Yoko Ogawa - 4/5
• "Unforgettable People" by Doppo Kunikida - 3/5
• "The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema" by Haruki Murakami - 3/5
• "Cambridge Circus" by Motoyuki Shibata - 3/5
• "Closet LLB" by Koji Uno - 4/5
• "Mr English" by Keita Genji - 4/5
• "Factory Town" by Minoru Betsuyaku - 4/5
• "Dreams of Love, Etc." by Mieko Kawakami - 5/5
• "Shoulder-Top Secretary" by Shin'ichi Hoshi - dnf
• "Hell Screen" by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa - 4/5
• "Filling Up with Sugar" by Yūten Sawanishi - dnf
• "Kudan" by Hyakken Uchida - 3/5
• "The Great Earthquake" and "General Kim" by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa - 4/5 4/5
• "Hiroshima, City of Doom" by Yoko Ota - 5/5
• "Insects" by Yūichi Seirai - 4/5
• "The Silver Fifty-Sen Pieces" by Yasunari Kawabata - 5/5
• "American Hijiki" by Akiyuki Nosaka - 5/5
• "Pink" by Tomoyuki Hoshino - 4/5
• "UFO in Kushiro by Haruki Murakami - 3/5
• "Weather-Watching Hill" by Kazumi Saeki - 3/5
• "Planting" by Aoko Matsuda - 4/5
• "Same as Always" by Yūya Sato - 4/5