(2016-04-19, 2:24 am)Subscription Wrote:(2014-08-09, 10:04 am)Melamelachan Wrote: I really like Read Real Japanese (http://www.amazon.com/Read-Real-Japanese...1568365292). It's a collection of short stories from different contemporary authors. It comes with translations of difficult passages, a vocabulary list, and extensive commentary.
The level of the stories varies, you might find some very hard and others easier. But because they are all short, you can get though even the tougher ones in a reasonable amount of time. Plus it's a great introduction to a range of Japanese authors.
I have heard great things about the "Real Japanese ". How many shorts stories are included in this collection ? I am thinking of getting my hands on this.
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Somewhere around 8 as I recall although I can only think of six at the moment, but it's been a few years since I read or listened to it. The table of contents should be around on the amazon site or wikipedia or something.
It's a moderately sized paperback, but half the pages are the English translation notes, so you're only getting roughly half of a modest length novel in Japanese text - broken up into short stories of course.
I found it extremely valuable in developing the ability to actually read, comprehend and enjoy Japanese prose. Also the accompanying CD is pretty useful. I listened to all the stories a number of times which helps cement the vocabulary and sentence patterns, and develop listening comprehension a bit.