Cultural Region/Japanese
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Marshland
$27.95 Read moreOtohiko Kaga’s Marshland is an epic novel on a Tolstoyan scale, running from the pre-World War II period to the turbulence of 1960s Japan. At forty-nine, Atsuo Yukimori is a humble auto mechanic livin
- Series: Japanese Literature
- Author: Kaga, Otohiko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1628974044
- 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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Kusamakura
$16.00 Add to cartA stunning new English translation–the first in more than forty years–of a major novel by the father of modern Japanese fiction
Natsume Soseki’s Kusamakura–meaning “grass pillow”–follows its namel- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Soseki, Natsume
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 29 2008
- ISBN10: 0143105191
- Language: English
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Modern Japanese Literature: From 1868 to the Present Day
$18.00 Add to cartModern Japanese Literature is Donald Keene’s critically acclaimed companion volume to his landmark Anthology of Japanese Literature. Now considered the standard canon of modern Japanese writing transl… [more below]
- Author: Keene, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: January 31 1994
- ISBN10: 0802150950
- Language: English
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First Snow on Fuji
$16.95 Add to cartThe stories of Yasunari Kawabata evoke an unmistakably Japanese atmosphere in their delicacy, understatement, and lyrical description. Like his later works, First Snow on Fuji is concerned with forms … [more below]
- Author: Kawabata, Yasunari
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 244
- Publish Date: October 12 2000
- ISBN10: 1582431051
- Language: English
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Point Zero
$16.95 Add to cart“A master crime writer…Seichō Matsumoto’s thrillers dissect Japanese society.”–The New York Times. A beautifully written mystery novel that takes on the taboo of Japanese prostitution caterin… [more below]
- Author: Matsumoto, Seicho
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 191339493X
- Language: English
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Mister Timeless Blyth: A Biographical Novel: R.H. Blyth’s Life of Zen and Haiku, Bridging East and West
$22.99 Add to cartLovers of Haiku, Zen and Japan will find this novel truly inspiring!
An extraordinary man at a crucial time and place. “In Mister Timeless Blyth, writer Alan Spence has created a fascinating (auto) bi- Author: Spence, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0804856354
- Language: English
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Tale of Genji: A Reader’s Guide
$12.95 Add to cart“Those who wish to deepen their acquaintance with Murasaki’s wondrous world will certainly find Puette’s guide most helpful.” —The Japan Times
This is the most complete reader’s guide available on Ja- Series: Tuttle Classics
- Author: Puette, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2009
- ISBN10: 4805310847
- Language: English
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The Tale of Genji
$12.99 Add to cartConsidered today to be a classic of Japanese literature, Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s groundbreaking novel, The Tale of Genji, is a story of a young man in search of love in the time of Heian aristocracy.
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- Series: Mint Editions (Voices from Api)
- Author: Shikibu, Lady Murasaki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 9798888970119
- Language: English
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Lost Girls and Love Hotels
$15.99 Add to cartNow a feature film starring Alexandra Daddario
An achingly honest debut novel of memory, self-destruction, and relationships set in contemporary Tokyo
Sometimes, when I’m staring down a room of Japane
- Author: Hanrahan, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 03 2006
- ISBN10: 0060846844
- 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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Lafcadio Hearn’s Japan: Stories and Essays from Japan’s Most Famous Foreign Observer
$16.99 Add to cart“The Japanese people are more mysterious than I imagined through Hearn’s books.” –Albert Einstein
Lafcadio Hearn is the most significant early interpreter of Japan and Japanese culture for the West–- Author: Hearn, Lafcadio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 4805317140
- Language: English
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The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper and Other Short Stories
$6.99 Add to cart“Otowa has woven a series of delightful vignettes of life in Japan, from a true historical story of feuding villages to a man who steals shoes at temples…and some highlighting the cultural differenc… [more below]
- Author: Otowa, Rebecca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0804856575
- Language: English
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The Way to London: A Novel of World War II
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the author of Secrets of Nanreath Hall comes this gripping, beautifully written historical fiction novel set during World War II–the unforgettable story of a young woman who must leave Singapore
- Author: Rickloff, Alix
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0062433202
- Language: English
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Angels of the Pacific: A Novel of World War II
$21.99 Read more“Absolutely riveting. A stay-up-all night read about two very different women who discover just how strong they can be–and just how much they’ll dare–during the brutal Japanese occupation of the Phi
- Author: Hooper, Elise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0063117932
- Language: English
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Sunrise: Radiant Stories
$16.00 Read more“A knockout.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred review)
“A remarkable collection.” –Kirkus Reviews A collection of contemplative, lyrical stories examining the visible and invisible consequences of atomic- Author: Kobayashi, Erika
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1662601174
- Language: English
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Hardboiled & Hard Luck
$17.00 Add to cartIn cherished novels such as Kitchen and Goodbye Tsugumi, Banana Yoshimoto’s warm, witty, and heartfelt depictions of the lives of young Japanese have earned her international acclaim and best-seller s… [more below]
- Author: Yoshimoto, Banana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 14 2006
- ISBN10: 0802142621
- Language: English
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King Rat
$44.99 Add to cartThe epic novel of war, savagery, and survival in a Japanese POW camp by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell
Japanese POW camp Changi, S
- Series: Asian Saga #4
- Author: Clavell, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 9798212378338
- 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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Forbidden Colors
$18.00 Add to cartFrom one of Japan’s greatest modern writers comes an exquisitely disturbing novel of sexual combat and concealed passion, a work that distills beauty, longing, and loathing into an intoxicating tale. … [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Mishima, Yukio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 22 1999
- ISBN10: 0375705163
- Language: English
