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Publisher’s Note
The virile proletarian literary movement in Japan has,
for some years now, had connection with other countries,
notably China, U.S.S.R. and Germany. But this is
the first representation of it in English. The stories
are translated by various hands and give a clear
view of its notable character. The movement
has had to fight not only against disruptive
ideological enemies in the same field, but
also against bitter Government oppres-
sion, witnessed in the extreme case by
the death of Takiji Kobayashi,
recorded at the end of this volume.
Readers will find a full account
of the growth of the move-
ment in Literature of the
World Revolution, No. 1,
1931, p. 83.
