Asian - Japanese
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Retrograde
$12.95 Add to cartThree stories of the ruined and the lost: Osamu Dazai at his most tormented. This collection unearths the Japanese literary legend’s most controversial and exhilarating early-career writing with first… [more below]
- Author: Dazai, Osamu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1642735132
- Language: English
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Exophony: Voyages Outside the Mother Tongue
$16.95 Add to cartI am trying to learn, with my tongue, sounds that are unfamiliar to me. A foreign-sounding word learned out of curiosity is not “imitation” per se. All of these things I learn leave traces that slow
- Author: Tawada, Yoko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 811237877
- Language: English
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Rashomon and Other Stories
$9.99 Add to cart“Clear-eyed glimpses of human behavior in the extremities of poverty, stupidity, greed, vanity… Story-telling of an unconventional sort, with most of the substance beneath the shining, enameled surf… [more below]
- Series: Tuttle Classics
- Author: Akutagawa, Ryunosuke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 21 2018
- ISBN10: 480531463X
- Language: English
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Uncovering Japanese Mythology
$24.25 Add to cartAre you interested in discovering the rich world of Japanese myth and folklore? Have you always wanted to know more about the history of Japan, and the gods and goddesses, creatures, and myths that fo… [more below]
- Author: Russo, Lucas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 206
- Publish Date: March 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1737117371
- Language: English
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This Scheming World: Classic Tales of Desire, Deception and Greed in Old Japan
$16.99 Add to cartA Great Classic of Japanese literature and the masterpiece of novelist Ihara Saikaku–now in a completely new and revised edition with introduction by noted scholar David J. Gundry
The culmination of- Author: Saikaku, Ihara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 4805317108
- Language: English
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Modern Japanese Short Stories: Twenty-Five Stories by Japan’s Leading Writers
$19.99 Add to cartModern Japanese Short Stories is a remarkable collection of Japanese stories from the pioneers of contemporary Japanese literature. This volume’s twenty-five stories by as many authors display a wide … [more below]
- Author: Morris, Ivan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: July 16 2019
- ISBN10: 4805315245
- Language: English
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Japanese Legends and Folklore: Samurai Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends, Fairy Tales and Historical Accounts
$14.99 Add to cartJapanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about … [more below]
- Author: Mitford, A. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 4805315016
- Language: English
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The Siren’s Lament: Essential Stories
$18.00 Add to cartLavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures–translated into English for the first time–from a classic Japanese writer
Featuring “The Qilin,” “The Sir- Series: Essential Stories
- Author: Tanizaki, Jun’ichiro
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1782278095
- Language: English
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47 Ronin: The Classic Tale of Samurai Loyalty, Bravery and Retribution
$12.99 Add to cartA classic tale that will captivate lovers of Japan, history, and epic adventure alike.
Japan’s most celebrated tale of chivalry, loyalty and revenge–and the basis for a Hollywood feature film starri- Author: Allyn, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 7, 2018
- ISBN10: 4805314656
- Language: English
