ISBN10: 0870119400, ISBN13: 9780870119408, [publisher: Kodansha International, New York] Hardcover Hardback. Dark green cloth with silver print on spine. Interior clean and tight. Book very close to AS NEW condition. DJ not price clipped; in mylar jacket. Minor scuffing, bumping, wrinkling to DJ. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Medford, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

Kodansha 1990 1st ed hardcover Tokyo. 1990. Kodansha. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0870119400. Translated from the Japanese by Dennis Keene. 234 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Japan Asia. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A middle-aged businessman reliving a murderous punch-up that happened in his youth; a chatterbox bar girl cheerfully describing her involvement in a customer's fantasy life; a novelist puzzling over an obsession with tree shadows; and a scholar dabbling irresponsibly in the biography of a famous modern poet. This is the rich and varied world into which you are invited, a world of only half-solved puzzles for its inhabitants: the scholar, for example, discovers a tragedy in his own past in place of the impersonal facts he sought; the novelist, in his search for the origins of his strange preoccupation, encounters a woman who improbably claims to be his mother. It is a world of brilliant surfaces: satirical, at times to the point of parody; incisive, at times to the point of cruelty. A world also of sudden depths, the mind at last confronting truths it prefers not to acknowledge. These two short stories and two novellas (‘Tree Shadows' was awarded the 1988 Kawabata Prize) make up the second volume of Maruya's fiction to appear in English. His novel was acclaimed internationally as ‘a superb piece of urban fiction. ' This new collection should serve both to confirm his reputation and to give readers a better idea of the scope of ...

Kodansha America, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Kodansha America, Incorporated ISBN 0870119400 9780870119408 [US]

ISBN10: 0870119400, ISBN13: 9780870119408, [publisher: Kodansha America, Incorporated] Hardcover First Edition Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

Kodansha America, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Kodansha America, Incorporated ISBN 0870119400 9780870119408 [US]

Kodansha, Date: 1990. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1990. Kodansha ISBN 0870119400 9780870119408 [US]

Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., Date: 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1990 1st edn h/b, 234pp in Very Good cond, unmarked inside and with a VG jacket only lightly storage worn. English language edn publ in Tokyo so cover may vary from stock image. Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt to UK only or overseas surcharge where applicable.. 1990. Kodansha International Ltd. ISBN 0870119400 9780870119408 [GB]

ISBN10: 0870119400, ISBN13: 9780870119408, [publisher: Kodansha International, Tokyo] Hardcover First Edition Octavo in grey DJ; 234 p ; 22 cm. Short stories; Japanese; Cultural studies. A fine, bright copy in a fine DJ. First English language edition ; first ed., stated.
[Oakland, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

Kodansha America, Date: 1990-04. Hardcover. Used: Good. 1990. Kodansha America ISBN 0870119400 9780870119408 [US]

ISBN10: 0870119400, ISBN13: 9780870119408, [publisher: KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL, TOKYO; N.Y.] Hardcover First Edition NEAR FINE WITH SLIGHT SOILING ON BOTTOM EDGE IN FINE DJ.
[San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Kodansha America, Incorporated. Good/Good. Date: 1990. Ex-library/first US Edition. Hard Cover. 0870119400 Ex-Library F171 . 1990. Kodansha America, Incorporated ISBN 0870119400 9780870119408 [US]

New York: Koansha International. Date: 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0870119400 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. . 1990. Koansha International ISBN 0870119400 9780870119408 [US]