Harlequin Butterfly
By: Toh EnJoe
3.37
Format: 105 pages, Paperback
A surreal novella about the global pursuit of a mysterious writer who somehow writes in dozens of l…
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1. The Bridegroom Was a Dog
By: Yōko Tawada , Margaret Mitsutani
4.33
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
In these three narratives, an ingenious story-teller has created a new kind of fantasy, playful yet… read more
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- magical realism
- literature
- short stories
- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
2. This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
By: Natsuko Imamura
3.63
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Other people don’t seem to understand Amiko. Whether eating curry rice with her hands at school or … read more
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- literature
- novella
- asia
- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
"Every time she cried, "I love you!" the words shattered her heart without mercy."-Natsuko Imamura, This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
3. Nipponia Nippon
By: Kazushige Abe
3.31
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Il diciassettenne protagonista Haruo vive in cittadina di provincia nel nord del Giappone. È un ado… read more
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- literature
- novella
- asia
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- japanese literature
- japan
4. Nails and Eyes
By: Kaori Fujino
3.43
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
Tense, subtly disturbing Japanese literary horror perfect for fans of The Memory Police, Tender is … read more
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- novella
- short stories
- fiction
- japan
- japanese literature
"As a woman, Shoko is extremely petite, but as a heart, she is wondrously large."-Kaori Fujino, Nails and Eyes
"Maybe she suddenly had a deathwish, the way some people fall in love at first sight."-Kaori Fujino, Nails and Eyes
"There were always going to be people who loved you and people who hated you, no matter what you did, so why let anything trouble you?"-Kaori Fujino, Nails and Eyes
"You felt that your life would always be this way. Not as one day going by, and then another, but life as an ever-expanding single day. And yet, time did go by."-Kaori Fujino, Nails and Eyes
5. The Premonition
By: Banana Yoshimoto
3.43
Format: 133 pages, Hardcover
The internationally beloved author of Kitchen and Dead-End Memories returns with a beautiful and he… read more
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- novella
- asia
- short stories
- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
"I'd never known a love before that could blot out the world around like this."-Banana Yoshimoto, The Premonition
"Later, for the first time in a very long time, I heard my aunt play the piano. Its tone was soft, and just like I remembered it. At the kitchen window one overcast afternoon, I watched its beautiful …"-Banana Yoshimoto, The Premonition
6. Your Utopia
By: Bora Chung
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed Bunny, in another thrilling translation from the … read more
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- asia
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
7. A Perfect Day to Be Alone
By: Nanae Aoyama
3.12
Format: 160 pages, ebook
It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in… read more
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- literature
- asia
- fiction
- japan
- japanese literature
"I feel like maybe I should use up all my sadness now while I'm young. So, I don't end up all miserable when I'm old."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
"Is that how it feels to you? Oh, you bet. Pain, suffering - that stuff's always scary, no matter how long you've been around."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
8. A Woman of Pleasure
By: Kiyoko Murata
3.86
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
“Even though A Woman of Pleasure exposes the brutal life of sex workers, a dynamic optimism runs th… read more
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- japan
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9. Green Frog: Stories
By: Gina Chung
4.14
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A short story collection that explores Korean American womanhood, bodies, animals, and transformati… read more
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- short stories
- magical realism
- fiction
10. It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
By: Anne de Marcken
3.82
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, this incredible life-after-death novel asks us to consider how m… read more
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- science fiction
- novella
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"Fasting makes sense of the hunger. The constant internal grasping. The only sensible answer to this is to always withdraw the thing after which I grasp. To subvert. To thwart. To deny. It closes the …"-Anne de Marcken, It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
11. The Country Will Bring Us No Peace
By: Matthieu Simard
3.66
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Simon and Marie can't seem to have a baby. And so they flee the city for an idyllic village, where … read more
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- short stories
- fiction
12. The Noh Mask Murder
By: Akimitsu Takagi
3.84
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in t… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
13. Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks
By: Natsuko Imamura
3.47
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The startling first collection of dark, surreal, and unsettling stories from the international priz… read more
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- magical realism
- short stories
- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
14. Harlequin Butterfly
By: Toh EnJoe
3.37
Format: 105 pages, Paperback
A surreal novella about the global pursuit of a mysterious writer who somehow writes in dozens of l… read more
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- magical realism
- literature
- novella
- asia
- short stories
- fiction
- japanese literature
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- japan
15. Mysterious Setting
By: Kazushige Abe
3.58
Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition
A madcap, darkly comic novel about the strange fate of a tone-deaf girl who just wants to sing, fro… read more
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- asia
- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
16. Fragile Animals
By: Genevieve Jagger
3.61
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront … read more
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- fiction
17. A Devil Comes to Town
By: Paolo Maurensig
3.53
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Wild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are gaining ground, boldly making their way i… read more
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18. The Meiji Guillotine Murders
By: Fūtarō Yamada
3.34
Format: 379 pages, Paperback
A classic Japanese mystery – a pair of sleuths investigate a series of bloody murders in 19th centu… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
19. Goodnight Tokyo
By: Atsuhiro Yoshida
3.59
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A symphony of interconnected lives that offers a compelling reflection on life in modern-day metrop… read more
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- literature
- asia
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20. People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice: Stories
By: Ao Omae
3.22
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A fresh, thoughtful, and always surprising short story collection from a rising young star in the w… read more
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21. The Third Love
By: Hiromi Kawakami
3.36
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has … read more
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