More Stories by Japanese Women Writers: An Anthology: An Anthology (East Gate Books)

This anthology introduces sixteen modern Japanese women writers spanning a century in time and a wide range of life circumstances and literary styles. No other collection offers usch a diversity of women's voices Cover 1 Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Table of Contents 4 Introduction 6 1. This Child 28 2. Her Daily Life 34 3. The Song the Owl God Himself Sang: "Silver Droplets Fall Fall All Around" 51 4. Miss Cricket 60 5. Thorn 70 6. Masks of Whatchamacallit 77 7. Water's Edge 101 8. Cherry Blossom Train 111 9. The Strange Story of a Pumpkin 121 10. Mama Drinks Her Tea 127 11. Transit 152 12. The Tidal Hour 164 13. The Tale of Wind and Water 183 14. Stars Scintillating in My Eyes 201 15. Fiction Within Fiction: "Shōno Yoriko, Fiction" 212 16. You People's Love Is Near Death 238 About the Authors 248 About the Editors and Translators 270 This child / Higuchi Ichiyo Her daily life / Tamura Toshiko The song the owl god himself sang / Chiri Yukie Miss cricket / Ozaki Midori Thorn / Mori Mari The masks of whatchamacall it / Hayashi Kyoko Water's edge / Tsushima Yuko Cherry blossoms train / Saegusa Kazuko The strange story of a pumpkin / Kurahashi Yumiko My momma drinks tea / Ogino An'na Transit / Ogawa Yoko The tidal hour / Yu Miri The tale of wind and water / Sakiyama Tami Starlets scintillating in my eyes / Tawada Yoko Fiction within fiction / Shono Yoriko You people's love is near death / Kawakami Mieko.