Sparkling rain
Subtitle: and other fiction from Japan of women who love women
By: edited by Barbara Summerhawk and Kimberly Hughes ; with introductions by Sawabe Hitomi and Watanabe Mieko.
Contributors: Summerhawk, Barbara.; Hughes, Kimberly.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New Victoria Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781892281265
Subjects: Lesbians -- Fiction; Love stories, Japanese -- Translations into English
Genres: Fiction.; Translations into English.
Table of contents: title: The symbolic tree of lesbianism in Japan: an overview of lesbian activist history and literary works / Sawabe Hitomi ; translated by Kimberly Hughes; title: An overview of lesbian literature in Japan / Watanabe Mieko ; translated by Laurie Walters; title: Beginnings, returning from Asakusa: poem / Otake Kōkichi ; translated by Barbara Summerhawk; title: Yoshiya Nobuko: gazing upon the female / Komashaku Kimi ; translated by Kimberly Hughes; title: Stories from the lesbian press, Monalisa night / Izumo Marou ; translated by Claire Maree; title: Junko's after school project / Mori Natsuko ; translated by Laurie Walters; title: The pink drink / Narihara Akira ; translated by Laurie Walters; title: Lover / Tōgarashi ; translated by Laurie  Walters; title: A story of first lover / Uehara Chigusa ; translated by Ronni Alexander; title: Pot pourri: unpublished stories and more night footsteps / Asai Saho ; translated by Laurie Walters; title: High praise for Plica-chan / Mizoguchi Akiko ; translated by Kimberly Hughes; title: Plica-chan (lesbian manga) / Amamiya Sae ; translated by Kimberly Hughes; title: Nobita's friend (movie screen play) / Desiree Lim; title: Explosions in a faraway sky / Shichi Hakku ; translated by Laurie Walters; title: The soul comes back / Shirosaki Nagi; title: The mistake / Barbara Summerhawk; title: Wider ripples: lesbian fiction in the mainstream / Nakayama Kaho ; translated by Kimberly Hughes.