MONKEY New Writing from Japan

publishes the best in contemporary Japanese fiction in English translation, as well as other works both old and new by writers, artists, and translators from Japan, England, Canada, and the U.S.

MONKEY is the English-language offspring of the Tokyo-based Japanese literary journal MONKEY, founded by Motoyuki Shibata, one of Japan’s most acclaimed translators of American fiction. Selections are made by Shibata in consultation with Ted Goossen, one of the leading translators of Japanese fiction, and Meg Taylor, the managing editor.

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MONKEY VOL. 5
CREATURES

MONKEY VOL. 4
MUSIC

MONKEY VOL. 3
CROSSINGS

MONKEY VOL. 2 (COMING SOON) TRAVEL

MONKEY VOL. 2
TRAVEL

MONKEY VOL. 1  FOOD

MONKEY VOL. 1
FOOD

 

The Thorn Puller
by Hiromi Ito
translated by Jeffrey Angles

Dragon Palace
by Hiromi Kawakami
translated by Ted Goossen

Takaoka’s Travels 
by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
translated by David Boyd


Volume 07Kevin Brockmeier Andres Cowan Rampo Edogawa Hideo Furukawa Hiromi Kawakami Haruki Murakami Kafu Nagai and more

Volume 07

Kevin Brockmeier
Andres Cowan
Rampo Edogawa
Hideo Furukawa
Hiromi Kawakami
Haruki Murakami
Kafu Nagai
and more

Volume 06Linh Dinh Satoshi Kitamura Naoko Kudo Soseki Natsume Masaya Nakahara Yoko Ogawa Kenji Ozawa and more

Volume 06

Linh Dinh
Satoshi Kitamura
Naoko Kudo
Soseki Natsume
Masaya Nakahara
Yoko Ogawa
Kenji Ozawa
and more

Volume 05Steve Erickson Hiromi Ito Ben Katchor Satoshi Kitamura Kelly Link Eric McCormack Haruki Murakami and more

Volume 05

Steve Erickson
Hiromi Ito
Ben Katchor
Satoshi Kitamura
Kelly Link
Eric McCormack
Haruki Murakami
and more

Volume 04Craft Ebbing & Co. Stuart Dybek Brian Evenson Doppo Kunikida Kenji Miyazawa Matthew Sharpe and more

Volume 04

Craft Ebbing & Co.
Stuart Dybek
Brian Evenson
Doppo Kunikida
Kenji Miyazawa
Matthew Sharpe
and more

Volume 03Paul Auster Keita Jin Richard Powers Tomoko Shibasaki Charles Simic Gen'ichiro Takahashi and more

Volume 03

Paul Auster
Keita Jin
Richard Powers
Tomoko Shibasaki
Charles Simic
Gen'ichiro Takahashi
and more

Volume 02Rebecca Brown Stuart Dybek Toh EnJoe Haruki Murakami Masatsugu Ono and more

Volume 02

Rebecca Brown
Stuart Dybek
Toh EnJoe
Haruki Murakami
Masatsugu Ono
and more

Volume 01Hideo Furukawa Hiromi Kawakami Yoko Ogawa Barry Yourgrau and more

Volume 01

Hideo Furukawa
Hiromi Kawakami
Yoko Ogawa
Barry Yourgrau
and more