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A Thousand Yearnings: A Book of Urdu Poetry and Prose
$35.00 Add to cartFor many people, Urdu is indelibly associated with a bygone era: the cultural renaissance of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the face of colonial oppression, heady mushairas and romantic po
- Author: Russell, Ralph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: August 05 2017
- ISBN10: 9386702169
- 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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The Water Margin: Outlaws of the Marsh: The Epic Tale of Brotherhood, Bravery and Rebellion in Imperial China
$29.99 Add to cart“[The Water Margin] is a great pageant of China. I think it is one of the most magnificent pageants ever made of any people.” –Pearl S. Buck
The Water Margin is an epic tale set in 12th century Imper- Author: Naian, Shi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 848
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 4805317876
- Language: English
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Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
$21.99 Add to cartWhy should we be good? How should we be good? And how might we more deeply understand the moral and ethical failings–splashed across today’s headlines–that have not only destroyed individual lives b… [more below]
- Author: Das, Gurcharan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: October 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0199754411
- Language: English
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Novel without a Name
$24.00 Add to cart“Reminiscent of All Quiet on Western Front and The Red Badge of Courage. . . . A breathtakingly original work.”–San Francisco Chronicle
Twenty-eight-year-old Quan has been fighting for the Communist- Author: Huong, Duong Thu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0140255109
- 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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The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West
$20.00 Add to cartAnthony C. Yu’s celebrated translation of The Journey to the West reinvigorated one of Chinese literature’s most beloved classics for English-speaking audiences when it first appeared thirty years ago
- Author: Yu, Anthony C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 15 2006
- ISBN10: 0226971562
- Language: English
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Poems of the Masters: China’s Classic Anthology of T’ang and Sung Dynasty Verse
$25.00 Add to cartFor the first time in any Western language, the complete text of China’s classic poetry anthology.
- Author: Pine, Red
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1556591950
- Language: English
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An Anthology of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1911
$85.99 Add to cartHailed as a groundbreaking text in Chinese Studies, An Anthology of Chinese Literature brings together representative works from the first millennium B.C. to the end of the imperial system in 1911.
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- Author: Owen, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1190
- Publish Date: January 07 2022
- ISBN10: 0393971066
- Language: English
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Mishima, Aesthetic Terrorist: An Intellectual Portrait
$19.99 Add to cartHalf a century after his shocking samurai-style suicide, Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) remains a deeply controversial figure. Though his writings and life-story continue to fascinate readers around the wo
- Author: Rankin, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: September 30 2019
- ISBN10: 082488308X
- Language: English
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The Penguin Book of Modern Tibetan Essays
$19.99 Read moreThe Penguin Book of Modern Tibetan Essays is a groundbreaking anthology of modern Tibetan non-fiction. This unprecedented collection celebrates the art of the modern Tibetan essay and comprises some o… [more below]
- Author: Dickie, Tenzin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 22 2023
- ISBN10: 0143462326
- Language: English
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The Story of the Stone, Volume I: The Golden Days, Chapters 1-26
$21.00 Add to cartThe Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature.
Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone chart- Series: Story of the Stone #1
- Author: Cao Xueqin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: March 30 1974
- ISBN10: 0140442936
- Language: English
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Unbearable Splendor
$17.95 Add to cartFinalist for the Believer Poetry Award
“[her] work reads like redactions, offering fragments to be explored, investigated and interrogated, making her reader equal partner in the creation of meaning.”-
- Author: Shin, Sun Yung
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 11 2016
- ISBN10: 1566894514
- Language: English
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Socialist Realism
$18.00 Add to cartMoving west-from Singapore to America, from New York to California-a woman examines the myth of “finding home” even as she comes to terms with its impossibilities.
- Series: Emily Books
- Author: Low, Trisha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1566895510
- 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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Black Avatar: And Other Essays
$18.00 Read moreThe first nonfiction collection by internationally acclaimed writer and translator Amit Majmudar, Black Avatar combines elements of memoir, biography, history, and literary criticism.
The eight piece- Author: Majmudar, Amit
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: May 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1946724610
- Language: English
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Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartPerhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China’s survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political hi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Knight, Sabina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 03 2012
- ISBN10: 019539206X
- Language: English
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A Bilingual Treasury of Chinese Folktales: Ten Traditional Stories in Chinese and English (Free Online Audio Recordings)
$16.99 Add to cartThe timeless wisdom of Chinese folktales presented in parallel English and Chinese texts!
Switch up your bedtime reading with this memorable bilingual anthology. These traditional Chinese tales are fu- Author: Ling, Vivian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 080485498X
- Language: English
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This Brave New World
$23.99 Add to cart“By turns alarming and encouraging…Manuel delineates with clarity [why] the US must attend closely to…harmonious future relations with China and India” (Kirkus Reviews) and why our obsession with … [more below]
- Author: Manuel, Anja
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1501121987
- Language: English
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The Enchantingly Easy Persian Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Beloved Persian Food Favorites
$17.99 Add to cartFrom the kitchens of Persian families to your dining table, with The Enchantingly Easy Persian Cookbook you’ll enjoy easy-to-follow recipes that achieve the vibrant flavors of authentic Persian cuisin
- Author: Hasanzadenemati, Shadi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: December 20 2016
- ISBN10: 1623157633
- Language: English
