The Shōwa Anthology: Modern Japanese Short Stories. Vol. 1: 1929–1961. Vol. 2: 1961–1984. Edited by Van C. Gessel and Tomone Matsumoto. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1985. Vol. 1: viii, 226 pp. Notes on the Translators, Selected Bibliography of English Translations. Vol. 2: v, 221 pp. Notes on the Translators, Selected Bibliography of English Translations. $17.95 each. - “The Sting of Death” and Other Stories. By Shimao Toshio. Translated with Introduction and Interpretive Comments by Kathryn Sparling. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Center for Japanese Studies, 1985. (Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies, no. 12.) x, 190 pp. Interpretive Comments on the Stories, Appendix, Bibliography. $7.00 (paper).