A Dark Night's Passing
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| A Dark Night's Passing | |
| Author | Shiga Naoya |
|---|---|
| Translator | Edwin McClellan |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Fontana Press (Eng. trans. UK paperback) |
| Publication date | 1921 - 1937 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 496 pp (Eng trans. paperback edition) |
| ISBN | NA (orig.) & ISBN 0-00-617790-5 (Eng trans. paperback edition) |
A Dark Night's Passing (暗夜行路 An'ya Kōro) is the only full-length novel by Japanese writer Shiga Naoya. It was written in serialized form and published in Kaizo in between 1921 and 1937. It candidly follows the experiences of a young Japanese bachelor.
English translation: Shiga Naoya, Trans. Edwin McClellan (1993 - reissue). A Dark Night's Passing. Kodansha America. ISBN 0-87011-362-3.
[edit] Release details
- 1921, Japan, ? (ISBN NA), Pub date ? ? 1921, hardback (First edition, Japanese)
- 1990, UK, Fontana Press (ISBN 0-00-617790-5), Pub date ? May 1990, paperback (Eng. trans.)
- 1993, Europe, Kodansha Europe (ISBN 0-87011-362-3), Pub date 1 December 1993, paperback
- 1994, Europe, Kodansha Europe (ISBN 4-7700-0691-8), Pub date ? March 1994, paperback
[edit] Other Resources
Shiga Naoya's A Dark Night's Passing: Proceedings of a Workshop at the National University of Singapore, December 1994 (Binding Unknown, 1996); Author: Kinya Tsuruta, Naoya Shiga; ISBN: 9810081146
