Japanese Stories for Language Learners

Beautifully illustrated in a traditional style, Japanese Stories for Language Learners offers five compelling stories with English and Japanese language versions appearing on facing pages. Taking learners on an exciting cultural and linguistic journey, each story is followed by detailed translator’s notes, Japanese vocabulary lists, and grammar points along with a set of discussion questions and exercises. The first two stories are very famous traditional Japanese folktales: Urashima Taro (Tale of a Fisherman) and Yuki Onna (The Snow Woman). These are followed by three short stories by notable 20th century authors<.br>

• Kumo no Ito (The Spider’s Thread) by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892-1927)
• Oborekaketa Kyodai (The Siblings Who Almost Drowned) by Arishima Takeo (1878-1923)
• Serohiki no Goshu (Gauche the Cellist) by Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

Reading these stories in the original Japanese script—and hearing native-speakers read them aloud in the accompanying free audio recording—helps students at every level deepen their comprehension of the beauty and subtlety of the Japanese language. Learn Japanese the fun way—through the country’s rich literary history<.br>
「浦島太郎」「雪女」「蜘蛛の糸」(芥川龍之介)「溺れかけた兄妹」(有島武郎)「セロ弾きのゴーシュ」(宮沢賢治)と、
昔話から現代小説まで全5篇のショートストーリーをバイリンガル、ふりがな付きで楽しく学ぶ1冊。
ストーリの最後には翻訳者による詳細な解説、重要な語句と文法のリスト、そして練習問題も収録しており、
日本語学習に最適です。付属の音声では、聴力や発音が学習できます。
5つの幅広いジャンルの物語に触れることによって、
日本語の表現の豊かさと味わい深い文化いに触れることができます。