{"product_id":"2940169335392","title":"Paulownia: Seven Stories from Contemporary Japanese Writers","description":"Paulownia is a collection of seven stories by three Japanese authors from the late 19th and early 20th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMori Ogai\u003c\/b\u003e was an army surgeon who was sent to study in Germany, where he developed an interest in Western literature. His most famous work is \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Geese (Gan)\u003c\/em\u003e. This collection contains his short stories \u003cem\u003eTakase Bune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHanako\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Pier\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNagai Kafu's\u003c\/b\u003e writings center mostly around the entertainment districts of Tokyo with their geisha and prostitutes. Here, his stories \u003cem\u003eThe bill-collecting\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUkiyo-e\u003c\/em\u003e are presented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShimazaki Toson\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the representatives of Japanese naturalism, which we can see in his stories \u003cem\u003eA Domestic Animal\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTsugaru Strait\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaketomo Torao\u003c\/b\u003e, the editor and translator of this volume, translated many Western works into Japanese, for example the Rubayat, the Divine Comedy, and works by Shakespeare. He was also a writer in his own right.","brand":"DISCOS PALMAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114421403888,"sku":"2940169335392","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169335392_p0.jpg?v=1772801121","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169335392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}