Lee Langley

A lost treasure of Japanese fiction – pocket-sized but world class

A review of The Hunting Gun and Bullfight, by Yasushi Inoue, translated by Michael Emmerich. Whether exploring the distanced and reflective or edgy and jagged, this Japanese author is a modern master

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  • The Hunting Gun

    Yasushi Inoue (trans. Michael Emmerich)

    Pushkin Press, pp. 106

  • Bullfight

    Yasushi Inoue (trans. Michael Emmerich)

    Pushkin Press, pp. 124

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