How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart
By: Florentyna Leow
3.89
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart is a collection about the ways in which heartbreak can fill a place and…
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1. Sihir Perempuan
By: Intan Paramaditha
3.93
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
Dalam Sihir Perempuan, Intan Paramaditha mengolah genre horor, mitos, dan cerita-cerita lama dengan… read more
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"Sesuatu yang dijaga sejak kecil tidak akan kemana-mana sewaktu besar."-Intan Paramaditha, Sihir Perempuan
"Ibuku menyodori pisau, “Potong jari kakimu. Kelak jika kau jadi ratu, kau tak akan terlalu banyak berjalan. Jadi kau tak membutuhkannya."-Intan Paramaditha, Sihir Perempuan
"Si Manis melihat semuanya dari mata gadis manis yang kecil dan bibirnya yang berbentuk hati. Ia begitu kesepian di sana, menjadi pajangan mulus yang dibanggakan. Ia ingin bunuh diri."-Intan Paramaditha, Sihir Perempuan
"Kau memang tidak mengganggu siapapun, tetapi mulutmu selalu bungkam. Katanya kau pernah mengalami trauma hebat. Sejak itu kau mulai melupakan wajah. Kau lupa siapa-siapa saja tetanggamu bahkan ketika…"-Intan Paramaditha, Sihir Perempuan
2. Ms Ice Sandwich
By: Mieko Kawakami , Louise Heal Kawai
3.78
Format: 92 pages, Paperback
A quixotic and funny tale about first love – from the Akutagawa Prize-winning author. Ms Ice San… read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
3. Idol, Burning
By: Rin Usami
3.23
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The novel that lit the Japanese publishing world on fire: From a breathtaking up-and-coming writer,… read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
"His existence and my witnessing of it were all I asked for."-Rin Usami, Idol, Burning
"Maybe that was how a home broke down over the years, as the sound of doors slamming and chairs roughly scraping the floor built up like dust, and the slow drip of gnashing teeth and resentful grumbli…"-Rin Usami, Idol, Burning
"Idol groups generally assigned each member an official color, which would be used for the light sticks that fans would hold up to show your support at a performance or for other individual merch. My …"-Rin Usami, Idol, Burning
4. More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)
By: Satoshi Yagisawa
3.87
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the … read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
5. Malam Seribu Jahanam
By: Intan Paramaditha
4.51
Format: 362 pages, Paperback
Ini dongeng tiga dara. Bukankah selalu saja tentang mereka, sebab siapa yang tak kenal cerita rumah… read more
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6. The Pachinko Parlour
By: Elisa Shua Dusapin
3.61
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
The days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and … read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
"They made it illegal to speak Korean. You could be sentenced to death for speaking it. And do you know what your grandmother’s mother did to avoid being subjected to speaking Japanese at school? She …"-Elisa Shua Dusapin, The Pachinko Parlour
"When Korea was divided, we were still nationals of a unified Korea. It was called Choson. At separation, the Japanese government gave us permission to keep our Korean identity, but we had to choose b…"-Elisa Shua Dusapin, The Pachinko Parlour
7. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)
By: Satoshi Yagisawa
3.65
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
The moving international sensation about new beginnings, human connection, and the joy of reading. … read more
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- asian literature
- japan
- japanese literature
- contemporary
"It hurts to realize that it might be too late now for anything but regret."-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)
"And here I am spending a sleepless night in a strange place. We might not be far from home, but I feel lonely."-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)
"In my dream, I was an android maid living in a city in the not-so- distant future. In that neighbourhood, all the buildings were made of used books."-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)
"No es cuestión de ser expertos o novatos. Si lo plantea así, ni siquiera yo lo soy tanto. Lo importante es sentir emociones al toparse con un libro."-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)
8. 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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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
"Every time she cried, "I love you!" the words shattered her heart without mercy."-Natsuko Imamura, This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
9. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
By: Hwang Bo-Reum
4.02
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
Yeongju is burned out. With her high-flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more
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- asian literature
- contemporary
"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
10. Perkumpulan Anak Luar Nikah
By: Grace Tioso
4.77
Format: 396 pages, Paperback
Shocking Confession from an Indonesian’s Ex-ASEAN Scholarship Recipient Judul artikel itu menggu… read more
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- contemporary
11. Is Mother Dead
By: Vigdis Hjorth
3.80
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middle-aged artis… read more
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- contemporary
"Den första sång jag höra fick, var mor som grät vid vaggan"-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead
"Det händer att det som inte sker är det viktigaste som händer en dag"-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead
"We all carry our mothers like a hole in our souls, small or big, living or dead."-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead
"A mother can never be an ordinary human being to her children, and I am one of her children."-Vigdis Hjorth, Is Mother Dead
12. The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
By: Hisashi Kashiwai
3.70
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series f… read more
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- food
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
"Ah, Setchubai. "Plum Blossoms in the Snow." Perfect, and not just because of the name. It's a little sweet, but it'll go very well with the hotpot."-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"We get used to things too easily. You think something's tasty the first time you eat it, but then you start taking it for granted. Never forget your first impressions."-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"It's Swatow lace, I believe-- beautiful, isn't it? The design is titled "The Disc of the Moon"-- apparently it was inspired by the poem "Midnight Song" by the Tang-era poet Li Bai. I looked it up, an…"-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
"Miyajima oysters, simmered Kurama-style, miso-glazed baked butterburs with millet cake, bracken and bamboo shoot stew, chargrilled moroko, breast of Kyoto-reared chicken with a wasabi dressing, and v…"-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
13. Diary of a Void
By: Emi Yagi
3.51
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about a woman in Japan who avoids harassment at … read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
"Having a baby isn't easy. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's been two thousand years, and it's the same old story, right?"-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"I'm always so alone. I guess I should be used to it by now. That's the way it is from the moment we come into this world, but I'm still not used to it - how alone we all are."-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"Maybe that's making a family is all about: creating an environment in which people make space for one another - maybe without even trying, just naturally, to make sure that nobody's forgotten."-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"Until they arrived, while everyone else was transitioning to winter, putting on coats and sweaters, I was going to stick with my summer dress and my usual work blazer. Dressed in the dazzling flowers…"-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
14. 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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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
"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
15. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
By: Michiko Aoyama
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel show… read more
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- japan
- japanese literature
- contemporary
16. Pasien
By: Naomi Midori
3.92
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
Enam anggota keluarga pemilik toko bangunan ditemukan terbantai di rumah mereka. Penyelidikan poli… read more
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17. Small Bodies of Water
By: Nina Mingya Powles
4.14
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Home is many people and places and languages, some separated by oceans. Nina Mingya Powles first l… read more
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- memoir
- travel
- nonfiction
- essays
- contemporary
18. Mild Vertigo
By: Mieko Kanai
3.55
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Housewife Natsumi leads a small, unremarkable life in a modern Tokyo apartment with her husband and… read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- asian literature
- contemporary
19. Magnolia, 木蘭
By: Nina Mingya Powles
4.08
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
"This is a book of the body and the senses, whether the million tiny nerve endings of young love; t… read more
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- asia
- food
- nonfiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
"Drift,"-Nina Mingya Powles, Magnolia, 木蘭
"I want to know the names of the trees in all other languages too so that I find out what they taste like to other people. But my mouth can only hold so much."-Nina Mingya Powles, Magnolia, 木蘭
"When reading her stories in translation it’s like trying to see her from a great distance. Or through a thick pane of glass. I am standing outside, peering into rooms where her ghost has been."-Nina Mingya Powles, Magnolia, 木蘭
"My phone is vibrating, telling me: You have a new memory. Here is a stream of pictures collected into an album, all taken somewhere far away. Home is not a place but a string of colours threaded toge…"-Nina Mingya Powles, Magnolia, 木蘭
20. How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart
By: Florentyna Leow
3.89
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart is a collection about the ways in which heartbreak can fill a place and… read more
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- memoir
- travel
- asia
- food
- nonfiction
- japanese literature
- essays
- asian literature
- contemporary
- japan
21. Better Than This
By: Pradnya Paramitha
3.79
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Saras tahu pasti Leo membencinya. Sederet gelar positif mulai dari mahasiswa berprestasi nasional, … read more
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22. Two Sherpas
By: Sebastián Martínez Daniell
3.62
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
A British climber has fallen from a cliffside in Nepal, and lies inert on a ledge below. Two sherpa… read more
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"One minute it represents the pinnacle of gregarious engineering, the most refined Apollonian mechanism of social regulation; the next it’s a groping homunculus spewing pus and other people’s blood on…"-Sebastián Martínez Daniell, Two Sherpas
"Actions, thoughts, interpretations, dialogues and soliloquies, sufferings… are nothing more than intermittently surging projections, stamps on the surface of the knowable. Symptoms. The real is in th…"-Sebastián Martínez Daniell, Two Sherpas
"Although it could be argued that every voyage already contains, in latent form, the possibility of its deviations. That they’re never random. That nor are they predestined. But they are larval, that …"-Sebastián Martínez Daniell, Two Sherpas
"It’s a brief moment before the word is returned to the box of the irreversible, before it makes itself present with its flotilla of tragic predestinations. A regrettable loss, a true disaster. The li…"-Sebastián Martínez Daniell, Two Sherpas
23. The Bookshop Woman
By: Nanako Hanada
3.60
Format: 204 pages, ebook
A love story to climbing all the way down a book's rope, free diving to its bottom, and then resurf… read more
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- memoir
- asia
- nonfiction
- japanese literature
- contemporary
- asian literature
- japan
24. Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai
By: Nina Mingya Powles
4.23
Format: 92 pages, Paperback
Tiny Moons is a collection of essays about food and belonging. Nina Mingya Powles journeys between … read more
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- memoir
- travel
- asia
- food
- nonfiction
- essays
"Home sickness comes in waves, sometimes leaving me reeling."-Nina Mingya Powles, Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai
"It is June. I am in Shanghai and I am not tired. June in Shanghai is for cold bubble tea, for kissing, for three-yuan ice creams and misty rain mixing with sweat on skin."-Nina Mingya Powles, Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai
"I often end up biking home with a paper bag in my basket, a warm boluo bao inside. Whatever the time of year, they remind me of sun, tropical heat, being with family. Mooncakes, the little cakes eate…"-Nina Mingya Powles, Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai
"It is tiring to be a woman who loves to eat in a society where hunger is something not to be satisfied but controlled. Where a long history of female hunger is associated with shame and madness. The …"-Nina Mingya Powles, Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai
25. Lazy City
By: Rachel Connolly
3.53
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Following the death of her best friend, Erin has to get out of London. Returning home to Belfast, a… read more
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- contemporary
26. Fifty Sounds
By: Polly Barton
4.15
Format: 345 pages, Paperback
In this dazzling debut, Polly Barton reflects on her experience of moving to the Japanese island of… read more
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- memoir
- travel
- asia
- nonfiction
- essays
- japan
"Over time, I have come to believe that if language learning is anything, it is the always-bruised but ever-renewing desire to draw close: to a person, a territory, a culture, an idea, an indefinable …"-Polly Barton, Fifty Sounds
"Very often a desire to write is a desire to live more honestly through language' (Rachel Cusk)…In writing, one can be at a remove not only from the observing eye of society, but also from the somatic…"-Polly Barton, Fifty Sounds
"Oh, my son loves Japan!" she says, her voice soaring. "He's been studying Japanese, all by himself, and he went there recently actually for the first time, and he said he just felt immediately at hom…"-Polly Barton, Fifty Sounds
"Oh, my son loves Japan!" she says, her voice soaring. "He's been studying Japanese, all by himself, and he went there recently actually for the first time, and he said he just felt immediately at hom…"-Polly Barton, Fifty Sounds
27. Mimi Lemon
By: Cyntha Hariadi
4.23
Format: 247 pages, Paperback
Bagi banyak orang, hidup bisa demikian panjang. Saat satu kegembiraan bukanlah sebuah akhir. Akan a… read more
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28. Havana Year Zero
By: Karla Suárez
3.63
Format: 256 pages, None
It was as if we’d reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Z… read more
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- contemporary
29. Menua Dengan Gembira
By: Andina Dwifatma
4.16
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
Menua dengan Gembira merupakan buku kumpulan esai pertama Andina Dwifatma. Ia menyebut esai-esainya… read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
30. My Mother Pattu
By: Saras Manickam
4.55
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Deeply humane, in turn wry and humorous, the stories in this collection haunt readers with their se… read more
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31. Love at Six Thousand Degrees
By: Maki Kashimada
3.00
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
WINNER OF THE MISHIMA YUKIO PRIZE An ordinary housewife finds herself haunted by visions of a mu… read more
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- asian literature
- japan
- japanese literature
- contemporary
"There are always bloodstains when you wrap someone's body with bandages. The same can be said for this woman. They aren't anything special. There isn't anything special about my bloodstains, about my…"-Maki Kashimada, Love at Six Thousand Degrees
