{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-the-international-short-story-isbn-9780593834138","title":"The Penguin Book of the International Short Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe best in short fiction from around the world, from celebrated anthologist and author John Freeman and award-winning novelist Rabih Alameddine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of the International Short Story\u003c\/i\u003e, writers from different nations, languages, and sensibilities come together in a globe-spanning and long overdue tour of modern fiction. In “Super-Frog Saves Tokyo,” Haruki Murakami brings us a man who believes a giant amphibian is enlisting him to protect his city from an impending earthquake. In “War of the Clowns,” Mozambique’s Mia Couto sketches a perfect allegory for our divided culture. In the predecessor story to her iconic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e, Han Kang depicts a protagonist quietly undergoing an unlikely transformation. A Colm Tóibín character thinks, “I do not even believe in Ireland,” while Carol Bensimon reflects from Brazil, “All great ideas seem like bad ones at some point.” Salman Rushdie brings us to unsettled rural India, Olga Tokarczuk to an ugly woman exhibit at the circus, Abdellah Taïa to the queer Arab world, Ted Chiang to a far-off galaxy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe United States is far from the center of the literary universe. This anthology is reminiscent of iconic director Bong Joon Ho’s line about overcoming “the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles” to enter a new world of film—the work of thoughtful and accomplished translators opens the door wide for those curious about what lies beyond the Western canon and classroom. Writers from six continents, ranging from new voices to literary icons, each offer a window into a distinct point of view, both transcending and illuminating their place of origin. They offer not only captivating prose, but a reminder of the power of the imagination across space and time.Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction, from Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman\u003cbr\u003eSuperfrog Saves Tokyo, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin\u003cbr\u003eThe Illumination of Santiago, by Nona Fernández, translated by Idra Novey\u003cbr\u003eApples, by Gunnhild Øyehaug, translated by Kari Dickson\u003cbr\u003eMy Sad Dead, by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell\u003cbr\u003eWar of the Clowns, by Mia Couto, translated by Eric M.B Becker\u003cbr\u003eOne Minus One, by Colm Tóibín\u003cbr\u003eThe Flower Garden, by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Hitomi Yoshio\u003cbr\u003eNight Women, by Edwidge Danticat\u003cbr\u003eThe July War, by Rabih Alameddine\u003cbr\u003eCattle Praise Song, by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated by Melanie Mauthner\u003cbr\u003eGarments, by Tahmima Anam\u003cbr\u003eRotten Stench, by Eva Kurniawan, translated by Annie Tucker\u003cbr\u003eAmira, Who Knows, by Rawaa Sonbol, translated by Katharine Halls\u003cbr\u003ePetite Mort, by Zanta Nkumane \u003cbr\u003eGirl, by Jamaica Kincaid\u003cbr\u003eThe Fruit of My Woman, by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith\u003cbr\u003eVertical Motion, by Can Xue, translated by Karen Gernant and Chen Zeping\u003cbr\u003eYou Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, by Zoë Wicomb\u003cbr\u003eSquatting, by Diao Duo, translated by Brendan O’Kane\u003cbr\u003eSparks, by Carol Bensimon, translated by Beth Fowler\u003cbr\u003eExhalation, by Ted Chiang\u003cbr\u003eThe Ugliest Woman in the World, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones\u003cbr\u003eThe Good Denis, by Marie Ndiaye, translated by Jordan Stump\u003cbr\u003eFrogs, by Mo Yan, translated by Howard Goldblatt\u003cbr\u003eOn the Occasion of Our Fourth Divorce Anniversary, by Lana Bastašić\u003cbr\u003eLoba Lamar’s Last Kiss, by Pedro Lemebel, translated by Gwendolyn Harper\u003cbr\u003eThe Free Radio, by Salman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003eThe Wounded Man, by Abdellah Taïa, translated by Frank Stock\u003cbr\u003eForty-Eight Steps, by Paxima Mojavezi, translated by Sara Khalili \u003cbr\u003eMagnificat, by Linnea Axelsson, translated by Saskia Vogel \u003cbr\u003eA Bright and Ambitious Good-Hearted Leftist, by Adania Shibli, translated by Christopher Stone\u003cbr\u003eIslands by Aleksandar Hemon\u003cbr\u003eOffside, by Cristina Rivera Garza, translated by Sarah Booker\u003cbr\u003eAn Unlucky Man, by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell\u003cb\u003eRabih Alameddine\u003c\/b\u003e has written nine books that have been translated into more than twenty languages. His most recent awards include the 2019 Dos Passos Prize, the 2021 Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, and the 2022 PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction. He divides his time between his bedroom and his living room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e California Rewritten\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233727721701,"sku":"NP9780593834138","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593834138.jpg?v=1767740910","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-the-international-short-story-isbn-9780593834138","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}