New York Times Editors’ Choice Selection, listed twice
New York Times Summer Reading Selection, listed twice
"Ms. Mitsios has assembled an intelligent collection.”
-Herbert Mittgang—The New York Times Book Review
“The 12 writers in New Japanese Voices selected by the editor, Helen Mitsios, share a stylish insouciance – an ennui in Ray-Bans-that will remind readers of Jay McInerney, who provides the introduction.”
-The New York Times Book Review—Editors Choice
“Mitsios assembles an impressive range of literary ambassadors. This anthology should firmly resolve debates about the vitality of Japanese fiction.”
-Publishers Weekly
“A happy marriage of contemporary Western culture with the traditional Japanese sensibility makes this story collection by young Japanese writers a worthwhile successor to a distinguished literary past. A timely and welcome debut.”
-Kirkus Reviews
“There’s real energy, real humor, real life …that bodes well for Japanese literature as these yuppie writers grow up.”
-The Washington Post Book World
“This engaging skewing of reality shows us our own lives, as good fiction should do, in a new light.”
-The Japan Times
“It is these writers who best give non-Japanese a clear idea of what it means to be living in Japan today.”
The Japan Times, Tokyo
“Short stories of intriguing cadence and unusual imagery from a dozen of Japan’s best young writers.”
-Mother Jones “Guide to the Season’s Best”
“Admirably, Mitsios sets out to prove the existence and vitality of postwar Japanese literature with this book, showcasing a new generation of writers.”
-Harvard Book Review
“Twelve writers and nine translators are gathered in the excellent collection New Japanese Voices.”
-The Asia Society Newsletter
