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. 4
MUSIC
MONKEY VOL. 3
CROSSINGS
MONKEY VOL. 2
TRAVEL
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 07
Kevin Brockmeier
Andres Cowan
Rampo Edogawa
Hideo Furukawa
Hiromi Kawakami
Haruki Murakami
Kafu Nagai
and more
Volume 06
Linh Dinh
Satoshi Kitamura
Naoko Kudo
Soseki Natsume
Masaya Nakahara
Yoko Ogawa
Kenji Ozawa
and more
Volume 05
Steve Erickson
Hiromi Ito
Ben Katchor
Satoshi Kitamura
Kelly Link
Eric McCormack
Haruki Murakami
and more
Volume 04
Craft Ebbing & Co.
Stuart Dybek
Brian Evenson
Doppo Kunikida
Kenji Miyazawa
Matthew Sharpe
and more
Volume 03
Paul Auster
Keita Jin
Richard Powers
Tomoko Shibasaki
Charles Simic
Gen'ichiro Takahashi
and more
Volume 02
Rebecca Brown
Stuart Dybek
Toh EnJoe
Haruki Murakami
Masatsugu Ono
and more
Volume 01
Hideo Furukawa
Hiromi Kawakami
Yoko Ogawa
Barry Yourgrau
and more