Download or read book The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature written by J. Thomas Rimer and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-22 with total page 883 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology collects works of fiction, poetry & drama from a pivotal time in Japanese history & includes translations of texts by Nagai Kafū, Shimazaki Tōson, Natsume Sōseki & Kawabata Yasunari.