Abstract
No modern Japanese writer was more idolized than Shiga Naoya. Paper Door and Other Stories showcases concise, delicate art of this writer who is often called the god of Japanese short story. Doyen of Japanese letters Donald Keene ranks some of Shiga's stories among most brilliant achievements in this genre by any twentieth-century Japanese writer. Shiga's unique style is concise and simple, with no unnecessary words. With subtlest of gestures, he evokes fullness of experience. Lane Dunlop's masterly translation of seventeen of Shiga's finest stories has provided English readers their first overview of author's work. Now back in print, book is augmented by Donald Keene's new preface contextualizing Shiga's awesome literary gifts. Dunlop has chosen stories that aptly represent Shiga's range and virtuosity. With selections spanning forty years, from fable-like The Little Girl and Rapeseed Flower to psychologically complex A Gray Moon, this collection delineates development of Shiga's rare genius.
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