Speculative Japan 2: The Man Who Watched the Sea and Other Tales by Issui Ogawa, Yasumi Kobayashi

Speculative Japan 2: The Man Who Watched the Sea and Other Tales

Speculative Japan #2

Issui Ogawa, Yasumi Kobayashi

278 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging slow-paced
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This anthology is ideal for readers who savor contemplative, cross-cultural speculative fiction that weaves adventurous tales with philosophical depth, inviting them to explore diverse Japanese perspectives through a blend of fantasy and sci-fi.

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A selection of outstanding works of fantasy and science fiction from Japan, published here in English for the first time to reveal new and very different slices of the Japanese imagination. Following the success of the first Speculative Japan book...

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