A paperback version of the anthology that will please every lover of short literary forms. This anthology was composed by translator Jay Rubin and has a foreword by Haruki Murakami. The stories are divided into thematic sections: Japan and the West, Loyal Warriors, Men and Women, Nature and Memory, Modern Life and Other Nonsense, Dread, Disasters, Natural and Man-made. To read at once or to enjoy story after story.