Rain in the Wind: Four Stories by Saiichi Maruya; Translator-Dennis Keene - 1990-04

Tokyo. 1990. Kodansha. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket . 0870119400. Translated from the Japanese by Dennis Keene. 234 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Literature Translated Japan Asia . FROM THE PUBLISHER - A middle-aged businessman reliving a murderous punch-up that happened in his youth; a chatterbox bar girl cheerfully describing her involvement in a customer's fantasy life; a novelist puzzling over an obsession with tree shadows; and a scholar dabbling irresponsibly in the biography of a famous modern poet. This is the rich and varied world into which you are invited, a world of only half-solved puzzles for its inhabitants: the scholar, for example, discovers a tragedy in his own past in place of the impersonal facts he sought; the novelist, in his search for the origins of his strange preoccupation, encounters a woman who improbably claims to be his mother. It is a world of brilliant surfaces: satirical, at times to the point of parody; incisive, at times to the point of cruelty.… Read More

Kodansha America, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Kodansha America, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Kodansha America, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Kodansha, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1990. First English language edition ; first ed., stated. Hardcover. A fine, bright copy in a fine DJ.. Octavo in grey DJ; 234 p; 22 cm. Short stories; Japanese; Cultural studies.

New York: Kodansha International, 1990. First Edition. . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Hardback. Dark green cloth with silver print on spine. Interior clean and tight. Book very close to AS NEW condition. DJ not price clipped; in mylar jacket. Minor scuffing, bumping, wrinkling to DJ. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Tokyo/New York : Kodansha International, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Stated first edition. Translated by Dennis Keene. Green cloth with bright spine titles. Some light even toning, otherwise fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a mylar protecxtor. Shipped in Box.

Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1990 1st edn h/b, 234pp in Very Good cond, unmarked inside and with a VG jacket only lightly storage worn. English language edn publ in Tokyo so cover may vary from stock image. Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt to UK only or overseas surcharge where applicable..

TOKYO; N.Y.: KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL, 1990. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. NEAR FINE WITH SLIGHT SOILING ON BOTTOM EDGE IN FINE DJ.