Jay Rubin

Jay Rubin

Jay Rubin was born in 1941, Jay Rubin has written at least 25 books. Their most popular book is Norwegian Wood with 1754 saves with an average rating of 3.9⭐.

Author Bio

Jay Rubin (born 1941) is an American translator, writer, scholar and Japanologist. He is one of the main translators of the works of the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami into English. He has also written a guide to Japanese, Making Sense of Japanese (originally titled Gone Fishin'), and a biographical literary analysis of Murakami.

Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood
ByHaruki Murakami,Jay Rubin

1987 • 1,754 Readers • 389 pages 3.9

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
ByHaruki Murakami,Jay Rubin(Translator)

1994 • 1,127 Readers • 607 pages 4

After Dark

After Dark
ByHaruki Murakami,Jay Rubin(Translator)

2004 • 584 Readers • 191 pages 3.6

The Elephant Vanishes

The Elephant Vanishes
ByHaruki Murakami,Alfred Birnbaum(translator),+1 more

1993 • 235 Readers • 336 pages 3.7

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories

1915 • 102 Readers • 268 pages 3.9

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

14 The Penguin Books of Short Stories

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
ByJun'ichirō Tanizaki,Kafū Nagai,+28 more

2018 • 69 Readers • 576 pages 3.9

The Life of a Stupid Man

The Life of a Stupid Man
ByJay Rubin(Translator),Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

1927 • 61 Readers • 62 pages 4

Tony Takitani

32 Haruki Murakami Short Stories

Tony Takitani
ByHaruki Murakami,Jay Rubin(Translator)

2005 • 22 Readers • 44 pages 4

Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words

2002 • 16 Readers • 344 pages

The Miner

The Miner
ByNatsume Sōseki,Jay Rubin(Translator)

1908 • 14 Readers • 271 pages 5

Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You

8 Power Japanese

1992 • 13 Readers • 136 pages 4.3

Hell Screen

Hell Screen
ByRyūnosuke Akutagawa,Jay Rubin(Translator)

2022 • 10 Readers • 214 pages 3.3

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Three Japanese Short Stories
ByRyūnosuke Akutagawa, Kafū Nagai, Koji Uno,Jay Rubin

10 Readers 3.4

The sun gods

The sun gods
ByJay Rubin

4 Readers 3

The Seventh Man

32 Haruki Murakami Short Stories

The Seventh Man
ByHaruki Murakami,Jay Rubin(translator),+1 more

1989 • 3 Readers • 15 pages 3.5

Super-Frog Saves Tokyo

32 Haruki Murakami Short Stories

Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
ByHaruki Murakami,Jay Rubin(translator)

2002 • 2 Readers • 15 pages

Hunting Knife

32 Haruki Murakami Short Stories

Hunting Knife
ByHaruki Murakami,Philip Gabriel(translator),+1 more

2003 • 2 Readers • 16 pages 3

The Kidney-Shaped Stone That Moves Every Day

32 Haruki Murakami Short Stories

The Kidney-Shaped Stone That Moves Every Day
ByHaruki Murakami,Jay Rubin(Translator)

2005 • 2 Readers • 24 pages 3.5

Making Sense of Japanese : What the Textbooks Don't Tell You

8 Power Japanese

1992 • 1 Reader • 136 pages 3

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Modern Japanese Writers
ByJay Rubin(Editor)

2000 • 1 Reader

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Alehouse #4 Poetry on Tap
ByJay Rubin(Editor)

2010 • 1 Reader • 96 pages

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Great Japanese Stories
ByVarious,Jay Rubin

1 Reader • 260 pages

Landscape with Flatiron

32 Haruki Murakami Short Stories

Landscape with Flatiron
ByHaruki Murakami,Jay Rubin(translator),+1 more

1998