Strange Beasts of China
By: Yan Ge
3.80
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature, an uncanny and playful nov…
Want to Read $ 10.99"All we have are stories."-Yan Ge, Strange Beasts of China
"All we have are stories."-Yan Ge, Strange Beasts of China
"Never cry, or your tears will water your sorrow and it'll grow."-Yan Ge, Strange Beasts of China
"Never cry, or your tears will water your sorrow and it'll grow."-Yan Ge, Strange Beasts of China
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1. Ministry of Moral Panic
By: Amanda Lee Koe
4.08
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Meet an over-the-hill Pop Yé-yé singer with a faulty heart, two conservative middle-aged women hold… read more
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- asian literature
- asia
- short stories
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"A relationship means exhaustion. Entrapment. I haven’t the energy for the eventuality of it. Love is no big truth."-Amanda Lee Koe, Ministry of Moral Panic
"But I love Sir long time, she'd said repeatedly, blubbering, but I love Sir long time. The wife got up and slapped her smartly across the face. Love? The wife gave a bark of laughter. What do you thi…"-Amanda Lee Koe, Ministry of Moral Panic
"The truth was probably that my mother had been so defined by the existence of my father that when he died, she couldn’t see anything else before her. He’d closed his fist around her, she’d let him, a…"-Amanda Lee Koe, Ministry of Moral Panic
2. A True Novel
By: Juliet Winters Carpenter , Minae Mizumura
3.63
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A remaking of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights set in postwar Japan A True Novelbegins in New York … read more
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3. No One Writes Back
By: Jung Yewon , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
Communication--or the lack thereof--is the subject of this sly update of the picaresque. read more
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4. Revenge
By: Yōko Ogawa , Stephen Snyder
4.26
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Sinister forces draw together a cast of desperate characters in this eerie and absorbing novel from… read more
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5. Nowhere to Be Found
By: Bae Suah , Sora Kim-Russell
3.53
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A nameless narrator passes through her life, searching for meaning and connection in experiences sh… read more
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6. Chłopki. Opowieść o naszych babkach
By: Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak
4.44
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Autorka Służących do wszystkiego wraca do tematu wiejskich kobiet, ale tym razem to opowieść zza dr… read more
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- audiobook
7. Cursed Bunny
By: Bora Chung
3.78
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring t… read more
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- magical realism
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- fiction
- asian literature
- adult
- fantasy
- science fiction
"Her husband had pursued an “alternative lifestyle"-Bora Chung, Cursed Bunny
"One can break the curse, but it is impossible to cure their blindness from greed. They were always ready to wage another war"-Bora Chung, Cursed Bunny
"But there I remained, standing in the bathroom, waiting for someone to miraculously find me, to release me from my ties to this life."-Bora Chung, Cursed Bunny
"Once you experience a terrible trauma and understand the world from an extreme perspective, it is difficult to overcome this perspective. Because your very survival depends on it."-Bora Chung, Cursed Bunny
8. Układ(a)ne
By: Aoko Matsuda
3.19
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
Zbiór opowiadań jednej z najbardziej awangardowych i podziwianych współczesnych pisarek po raz pier… read more
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9. Gąsienica
By: Edogawa Rampo
4.06
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Opowiadania Ranpo ewoluowały na przestrzeni lat – zaczynał od typowo detektywistycznych opowiadań w… read more
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10. Piekło w butelkach
By: Kyūsaku Yumeno
3.46
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Piąta książka z serii Tajfuny Mini, prezentującej dzieła pisarzy i pisarek pierwszej połowy XX wiek… read more
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- asia
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11. La Papeterie Tsubaki
By: Ito Ogawa
4.17
Format: 375 pages, Paperback
Hatoko a vingt-cinq ans et la voici de retour à Kamakura, dans la petite papeterie que lui a léguée… read more
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"Mourir, c’était peut-être vivre éternellement."-Ito Ogawa, La Papeterie Tsubaki
"Elle s'est levée. Elle était sublime. Elle était l'incarnation personnifiée de cette vieille expression qui dit qu'une femme debout a la grâce de la pivoine de Chine, celle de la pivoine arbustive qu…"-Ito Ogawa, La Papeterie Tsubaki
"- C'est la formule secrète du bonheur, que j'ai appliquée toute ma vie, a-t-elle dit en riant. - Apprenez-la moi ! - Eh bien, il faut se dire à l'intérieur : « Brille, brille. » Tu fermes les yeux et…"-Ito Ogawa, La Papeterie Tsubaki
12. Strange Beasts of China
By: Yan Ge
3.80
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature, an uncanny and playful nov… read more
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- audiobook
- magical realism
- asia
- short stories
- fiction
- asian literature
- china
- adult
- fantasy
- science fiction
"All we have are stories."-Yan Ge, Strange Beasts of China
"Never cry, or your tears will water your sorrow and it'll grow."-Yan Ge, Strange Beasts of China
"We were city people, after all, and didn't ask too many questions."-Yan Ge, Strange Beasts of China
"People should leave when their story is over,' he said. 'Don't you know that?"-Yan Ge, Strange Beasts of China
13. Szkice malajskie
By: Alfian Sa'at
3.94
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Szkice malajskie swoją nazwę zaczerpnęły od książki z anegdotami gubernatora brytyjskiej kolonii na… read more
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14. W lesie pod wiśniami w pełnym rozkwicie
By: Ango Sakaguchi
3.76
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Trzecia książka z serii Tajfuny Mini, prezentująca dzieła pisarzy i pisarek z pierwszej połowy XX w… read more
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15. Sny umarłych
By: Bora Chung
3.49
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
Tae-gyeong dowiaduje się, że jego kolega z liceum zginął w wypadku samochodowym. Problem w tym, że … read more
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16. Ogród
By: Hiroko Oyamada
3.42
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Pajęcze lilie, gekon przyklejony do szyby, mąż na rodzinnym spacerze w zoo, piskorze w nieczynnej s… read more
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17. Oczy, nosy, usta, brwi
By: Kanako Nishi
4.04
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Narukido Sada to młoda, zdolna redaktorka — choć jest doceniana za swoją pracę, zawsze stoi z boku.… read more
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18. Wędrówka
By: Intan Paramaditha
3.76
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Zawsze sądziłaś, że czeka cię życie w wielkim świecie, że jest Ci pisane coś więcej, niż zaduch ind… read more
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- asia
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- asian literature
- fantasy
"Labels and boxes don’t matter any more when you always want to be with someone, hear her whole life story, or trace your fingers through her hair when you’re worn out after making love."-Intan Paramaditha, Wędrówka
"...the shoes were devil shoes. They ran away from their creator, who now rested peacefully at the Heavenly Father’s side. For hundreds of years they have gone from one girl to another, stirring up in…"-Intan Paramaditha, Wędrówka
19. Rzeka dzieciństwa
By: Andrzej Stasiuk
3.67
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
Do rzeki dzieciństwa podróżuje się bez końca – szuka jej źródeł w historii i ujścia w pamięci. Wspo… read more
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20. Zarządca Sanshō
By: Ōgai Mori
3.39
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Szósta książka z serii Tajfuny Mini, prezentującej dzieła pisarzy i pisarek pierwszej połowy XX wie… read more
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21. Rozkład północy
By: Bora Chung
3.90
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
W pewnym instytucie badawczym prowadzone są eksperymenty nad przedmiotami o nieznanej proweniencji … read more
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