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You might encounter a witch, or a devastating earthquake, or the girl from ipanema. With a career that spanned more than half a century, william trevor is regarded as one of the best writers of short stories in the english language. The penguin book of japanese short stories penguin. Some of the older stories might be a challenge, but since many are available to read for free, you can at least give them a try. The penguin book of japanese short stories a penguin. In his introduction to the penguin book of japanese short stories, murakami haruki describes the collection as giving the same kind of mysterious and unpredictably rewarding experience as buying a fukubukuro or lucky grab bag, traditionally sold at new year in japan and usually containing goods of a value in excess of the bags price, but which the buyer cannot see before buying. The penguin book of the contemporary british short story. The second penguin book of english short stories the penguin. Many beginners choose easy novels and stories as an introduction to reading in english because it helps train them to eventually move on to more challenging texts.
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