Review of Contemporary Fiction Vol. XXII no.2 - New Japanese Fiction
magazine - mostly SF
edited by Louis Zukofsky, Nicholas Mosley & Coleman Dowell
Published: Dalkey Archive Press - magazine - 2002
ISSN: 02760045
contents
The Japanoid Manifesto: Toward a New Poetics of Invisible Culture - essay by Takayuki Tasumi
Introduction - essay by Larry McCaffery and Sinda Gregory
Thinking the Opposite: An Interview with Yoshio Aramaki - interview by Mitsutaka Oide
Soft Clocks - short story by Yoshio Aramaki ( Yawarakai Tokei 1968 ) ( trans. by Kazuko Behrens & Lewis Shiner ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Soft+Clocks.-a089928961 )
A Meaning in Art That’s No Longer Possible: An Interview with Kiyoshi Kasai - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, and Takayuki Tatsumi
Oedipus City - short story by Kiyoshi Kasai ( aka Edipusu no Machi 1984 ) ( trans. by Kazuko Behrens ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oedipus+City.-a089928963 )
Not Just a Gibson Clone: An Interview with Goro Masaki - interview by Sinda Gregory and Larry McCaffery
The Human Factor - ( extract from Evil Eyes ) by Goro Masaki ( 1987 ) ( trans. K. Odani & Stephen Ayres ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Human+Factor+%28from+Evil+Eyes%29.-a089928965 )
Bird outside the Cage: An Interview with Yumi Matsuo - interview by Sinda Gregory and Larry McCaffery
Murder in Balloon Town - short story by Yumi Matsuo ( aka Baruun Taun no Satsujin 1992 ) ( trans. by Amanda Seaman ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Murder+in+Balloon+Town.-a089928967 )
It Don’t Mean a Thing, If it Ain’t Got That Swing: An Interview with Haruki Murakami - interview by Sinda Gregory, Toshifumi Miyawaki, and Larry McCaffery
Three German Fantasies - ( 3 part ) short story by Haruki Murakami ( 1984 ) ( trans. by Keith Leslie Johnson ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Three+German+Fantasies.-a089928969 ) ( not quite not SF )
The Twister of Imagination: An Interview with Mariko Ohara - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, Mari Kotani, and Takayuki Tatsumi
The Mental Female - short story by Mariko Ohara ( aka Mentaru Fiimeeru 1985 ) ( trans. by Kazuko Yoshio Behrens & Gene van Troyer ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Mental+Female.-a089928971 )
Sophisticated Masochism: An Interview with Masahiko Shimada - interview by Sinda Gregory and Larry McCaffery
Stalled at a Kiss ( extract from Master and Discipline ) - short story by Masahiko Shimada ( not SF )
This Conflict between Illusion and Brutal Reality: An Interview with Yoriko Shono - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, Mari Kotani, and Takayuki Tatsumi
Time Warp Complex - short story by Yoriko Shono ( not SF )
Why Not Have Fun?—An Interview with Gen’ichiro Takahashi - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, and Yoshiaki Koshikawa
Ghostbusters - An Adventure Story - short story by Gen'ichiro Takahashi ( not SF )
Keeping Not Writing: An Interview with Yasutaka Tsutsui - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, and Takayuki Tatsumi
Just a Nobody - short story ( extract from The Rumors about Me ) by Yasutaka Tsutsui ( aka Ore ni Kansuru Uwasa 1972 ) ( trans. by David Lewis ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Just+a+Nobody+%28from+the+Rumors+about+Me%29.-a089928979 )
A ( Very ) Selective Bibliography of Modern and Postmodern Japanese Fiction and Culture ( English Translation Only ) - essay by Larry McCaffery and Sinda Gregory
magazine - mostly SF
edited by Louis Zukofsky, Nicholas Mosley & Coleman Dowell
Published: Dalkey Archive Press - magazine - 2002
ISSN: 02760045
contents
The Japanoid Manifesto: Toward a New Poetics of Invisible Culture - essay by Takayuki Tasumi
Introduction - essay by Larry McCaffery and Sinda Gregory
Thinking the Opposite: An Interview with Yoshio Aramaki - interview by Mitsutaka Oide
Soft Clocks - short story by Yoshio Aramaki ( Yawarakai Tokei 1968 ) ( trans. by Kazuko Behrens & Lewis Shiner ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Soft+Clocks.-a089928961 )
A Meaning in Art That’s No Longer Possible: An Interview with Kiyoshi Kasai - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, and Takayuki Tatsumi
Oedipus City - short story by Kiyoshi Kasai ( aka Edipusu no Machi 1984 ) ( trans. by Kazuko Behrens ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oedipus+City.-a089928963 )
Not Just a Gibson Clone: An Interview with Goro Masaki - interview by Sinda Gregory and Larry McCaffery
The Human Factor - ( extract from Evil Eyes ) by Goro Masaki ( 1987 ) ( trans. K. Odani & Stephen Ayres ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Human+Factor+%28from+Evil+Eyes%29.-a089928965 )
Bird outside the Cage: An Interview with Yumi Matsuo - interview by Sinda Gregory and Larry McCaffery
Murder in Balloon Town - short story by Yumi Matsuo ( aka Baruun Taun no Satsujin 1992 ) ( trans. by Amanda Seaman ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Murder+in+Balloon+Town.-a089928967 )
It Don’t Mean a Thing, If it Ain’t Got That Swing: An Interview with Haruki Murakami - interview by Sinda Gregory, Toshifumi Miyawaki, and Larry McCaffery
Three German Fantasies - ( 3 part ) short story by Haruki Murakami ( 1984 ) ( trans. by Keith Leslie Johnson ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Three+German+Fantasies.-a089928969 ) ( not quite not SF )
The Twister of Imagination: An Interview with Mariko Ohara - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, Mari Kotani, and Takayuki Tatsumi
The Mental Female - short story by Mariko Ohara ( aka Mentaru Fiimeeru 1985 ) ( trans. by Kazuko Yoshio Behrens & Gene van Troyer ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Mental+Female.-a089928971 )
Sophisticated Masochism: An Interview with Masahiko Shimada - interview by Sinda Gregory and Larry McCaffery
Stalled at a Kiss ( extract from Master and Discipline ) - short story by Masahiko Shimada ( not SF )
This Conflict between Illusion and Brutal Reality: An Interview with Yoriko Shono - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, Mari Kotani, and Takayuki Tatsumi
Time Warp Complex - short story by Yoriko Shono ( not SF )
Why Not Have Fun?—An Interview with Gen’ichiro Takahashi - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, and Yoshiaki Koshikawa
Ghostbusters - An Adventure Story - short story by Gen'ichiro Takahashi ( not SF )
Keeping Not Writing: An Interview with Yasutaka Tsutsui - interview by Larry McCaffery, Sinda Gregory, and Takayuki Tatsumi
Just a Nobody - short story ( extract from The Rumors about Me ) by Yasutaka Tsutsui ( aka Ore ni Kansuru Uwasa 1972 ) ( trans. by David Lewis ) ( http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Just+a+Nobody+%28from+the+Rumors+about+Me%29.-a089928979 )
A ( Very ) Selective Bibliography of Modern and Postmodern Japanese Fiction and Culture ( English Translation Only ) - essay by Larry McCaffery and Sinda Gregory