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The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories
The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories Author:Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), John L. Apostolou (Editor) The first anthology to bring to the West, in English translation, the work of a talented group of Japanese science fiction writers whose works represent a unique contribution -- rather than traditionally dealing with the future, they deal with the past and present. — Prior to world war two most Japanese science fiction were pale imitations of wes... more »tern fiction, placing the emphasis on techno future, with it’s reliance on machinery to solve any problems and was considered a sub literary form, normally placed within the mystery genre. After the war, with the American army an occupying force, the Japanese were introduced to a wide range of writers through the magazines & paperbacks carried by the G.I’s. Exposure to this material led to a widespread revival in the genre, followed by translations of the works of Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov, which both made the bestsellers list.
Contents:
Foreword (The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories) (1989) • essay by Grania Davis (Grania Davis and Judith Merril worked with authors and translators in 1979 and 1980 compiling stories);
Introduction (The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories) (1989) • essay by John L. Apostolou;
The Flood (Kozui) (1989) / Kobo Abe;
Cardboard Box (1989) / Ryo Hammura;
Tansu (1983) / Ryo Hammura;
Bokko-Chan (1963) / Shinichi Hoshi (trans. of Bokko-chan);
He-y, Come on Ou-t! (1978) / Shinichi Hoshi (trans. of Oi, dete koi 1971);
The Road to the Sea (1981) / Takashi Ishikawa;
The Empty Field (1973) / Morio Kita;
The Savage Mouth (1978) / Sakyo Komatsu (trans. of å¶æ´ãªå£ (KyÅbÅ-na Kuchi) 1969);
Take Your Choice (1987) / Sakyo Komatsu (trans. of ãããã³ãã ãã (O-erabi Kudasai) 1967);
Triceratops (1989) / Tensei Kono;
Fnifmum (1989) / Taku Mayumura;
Standing Woman (1974) / Yasutaka Tsutsui;
The Legend of the Paper Spaceship (1978) / Tetsu Yano;
Reading List of Japanese Science Fiction in English (1989)
essay by John L. Apostolou and Martin H. Greenberg.