translated by Sarah Frederick

Yoshiya Nobuko’s short-story series Flower Stories (Hana Monogatari) is widely known for launching the genre of shoujo fiction–stories expressly written for girls and young women. For the first time in English, one of the most ardent and influential of the collection, “Yellow Rose,” is published with a translator’s introduction, era-specific design and list of further readings. It will appeal to all readers of fine fiction, especially those with an interest in women’s writings, genre fiction, youth culture, queer writings, and twentieth-century modernist styles.