Paulownia: Seven Stories from Contemporary Japanese Writers
Paulownia is a collection of seven stories by three Japanese authors from the late 19th and early 20th century.
Mori Ōgai was an army surgeon who was sent to study in Germany, where he developed an interest in Western literature. His most famous work is The Wild Geese (Gan). This collection contains his short stories Takase Bune, Hanako, and The Pier.
Nagai Kafū's writings center mostly around the entertainment districts of Tokyo with their geisha and prostitutes. Here, his stories The bill-collecting and Ukiyo-e are presented.
Shimazaki Tōson was one of the representatives of Japanese naturalism, which we can see in his stories A Domestic Animal and Tsugaru Strait.
Taketomo Torao, 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.
Genre(s): Short Stories
Language: English
Keyword(s): Japan (88), early 20th century (9), Japanese literature (6)
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Foreword and Introduction | Availle |
00:13:23 |
Play 01 | Takase bune by Mori Ōgai | Availle |
00:26:20 |
Play 02 | Hanako by Mori Ōgai | Availle |
00:14:54 |
Play 03 | The pier by Mori Ōgai | Availle |
00:12:16 |
Play 04 | The bill-collecting by Nagai Kafū | Availle |
00:27:23 |
Play 05 | Ukiyoe by Nagai Kafū | Availle |
00:09:28 |
Play 06 | A domestic animal by Shimazaki Tōson | Availle |
00:14:18 |
Play 07 | Tsugaru Strait by Shimazaki Tōson | Availle |
00:27:51 |