Dandelions
By: Yasunari Kawabata
3.46
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Beautifully spare and deeply strange, Dandelions—exploring love and madness—is Kawabata’s final nov…
Want to Read $ 9.99"The bonds between men and women predate language, and while the words we have used to express those ties may have grown exceptionally subtle and refined since language first arose, they are still just words. Words make our loves richer and more complicated, yes, but much has also been lost on their account - shrouded in the trappings of the age, drunk on the vacuity of artificial thrills. The progress of language is both a friend to love between the sexes and its enemy. Such love abides, it seems, in the mysterious depths where language cannot reach. Perhaps it's a slight exaggeration to say that the language of love is a stimulant, a drug; but whatever led us humans to create such a language , it was not life itself - which is the root of love - and therefore that language cannot engender the life that is the root of all else."-Yasunari Kawabata, Dandelions
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1. Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu
By: Osamu Dazai , Ralph F. McCarthy , Joel Cohn
3.93
Format: 125 pages, Paperback
Dazai Osamu wrote The Fairy Tale Book (Otogizōshi) in the last months of the Pacific War. The tradi… read more
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"Why can’t people get along without criticizing one another?"-Osamu Dazai, Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu
"It’s because people have aspirations and ambitions that solitude wears on them. If you don’t have a damn about what the rest of the world is up to, you can be alone for a hundred years- a thousand ye…"-Osamu Dazai, Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu
"I’m afraid I don’t really have a clear understanding of the psychology of the powerful- particularly the absolutely invincible variety, which I’ve never met or known to exist. I’m a story writer with…"-Osamu Dazai, Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu
2. Oh What a Paradise It Seems
By: John Cheever
3.51
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
John Cheever's last novel is a fable set in a village so idyllic it has no fast-food outlet and hav… read more
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- novels
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3. 69
By: Ryū Murakami
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
Ryu Murakami, along with Haruki Murakami (no relation), is one of the best-selling writers in Japan… read more
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4. Mansarda
By: Danilo Kiš
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The Atticis Danilo Kis's first novel. Written in 1960, published in 1962, and set in contemporary B… read more
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5. The Hunting Gun
By: Yasushi Inoue , Sadamichi Yokoö
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
Alternative cover edition . The Hunting Gun, set in the period immediately following WWII, follows… read more
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6. The Tales of Ise
By: Anonymous , H. Jay Harris
4.24
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
A timeless work, beloved since the Middle Ages, takes a glorious new form in this deluxe modern edi… read more
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7. Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World
By: Michael Hofmann , Kamo no Chōmei
3.99
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
The single great work of literary witness in medieval Japan, Hojoki is a short social chronicle pro… read more
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- classics
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8. Aliss at the Fire
By: Jon Fosse , Damion Searls
3.99
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
In her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a vision of herself as she was more t… read more
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9. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
By: Yukio Mishima , John Nathan
3.85
Format: 181 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679750154 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the… read more
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"إن الخطر، هو الحياة"-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
"To Ryuji the smile seemed as brittle as fine glass crystal and very dangerous"-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
"The only people in this world I really trust are my fans - even if they do forget you so fast."-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
"حتى وإن أبحرت سنوات عديدة، لن تعتاد يوماً على العواصف، وفي كل مرة تتساءل إن كنت ستودع الحياة"."-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
10. Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
By: Kenzaburō Ōe , None , Maki Sugiyama
2.76
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids recounts the exploits of 15 teenage reformatory boys evacuated in wart… read more
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11. El lagarto negro
By: Edogawa Rampo , None
4.19
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Verdadero icono de la novela policiaca japonesa, la celebridad de Edogawa Rampo se extendio tambien… read more
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12. Child of Fortune
By: Yūko Tsushima , Geraldine Harcourt
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
By conventional Japanese standards, Koko Mizuno is an abysmal failure as woman, wife, and mother--a… read more
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13. The Encyclopedia of the Dead
By: Michael Henry Heim , Danilo Kiš
3.92
Format: 381 pages, Paperback
In these stories Kis depicts human relationships, encounters, landscapes - the multitude of details… read more
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14. Musica: Un'interpretazione psicoanalitica di un caso di frigidità
By: Yukio Mishima , Emanuele Ciccarella
4.07
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
Un giorno d'autunno, alla porta del dottor Shiomi Kazunori, uno psicananlista che da cinque anni ha… read more
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15. Memoirs of a Polar Bear
By: Susan Bernofsky , Yōko Tawada
4.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
Memoirs of a Polar Bearstars three generations of talented writers and performers--who happen to be… read more
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16. Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
By: Cho Nam-Joo
3.72
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without c… read more
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- asian literature
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"W samochodzie Seunghun podziękował mi i kilka razy poprosił, żebym jak najczęściej przyjeżdżała do Geumju. Chciałam zapytać, czy jej dzieci, czyli jego mama oraz ciocie i wujkowie, często do niej wpa…"-Cho Nam-Joo, Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
"– Ale rzecz w tym, że nie wyobrażam sobie świata bez babci. Nie liczę na cud. Po prostu chcę, żeby żyła. – Seunghun, ja chyba bym tego nie chciała na jej miejscu. Życie nie ma sensu, gdy nie można ni…"-Cho Nam-Joo, Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
17. 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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"Every time she cried, "I love you!" the words shattered her heart without mercy."-Natsuko Imamura, This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
18. Dragon Palace
By: Hiromi Kawakami
3.31
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Included in The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023 From the bestselling author of Strange Weather i… read more
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19. The City and Its Uncertain Walls
By: Haruki Murakami
3.82
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
'Truth is not found in fixed stillness, but in ceaseless change/movement. Isn't this the quintessen… read more
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"Vielleicht ist das einer der Problempunkte an der Ewigkeit. Dass man nun mal nicht weiß, wohin man sich fortan wenden soll. Aber was ist eine Liebe wert, die nicht nach Ewigkeit strebt?"-Haruki Murakami, The City and Its Uncertain Walls
"Später war er so freundlich, mir in einem Satz zu erklären, warum er im Alltag immer einen Rock trug. "Vor allem fühle ich mich, wenn ich einen Rock trage, wie die Zeilen eines schönen Gedichts."-Haruki Murakami, The City and Its Uncertain Walls
20. The Frolic of the Beasts (Vintage International)
By: Yukio Mishima
3.53
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Translated into English for the first time, a gripping short novel about an affair gone wrong, from… read more
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"First of all, there was a miserable, despairing woman. Then there was a self-indulgent, heartless husband. And last, a hot-blooded, sympathetic young man. And with that the scenario was complete."-Yukio Mishima, The Frolic of the Beasts (Vintage International)
"The soul, you see, is a shy and retiring thing. It lurks in dark places and dislikes sunlight. And so, if you do not keep the skylight open at all times, the soul will rot. It easily decays, like a f…"-Yukio Mishima, The Frolic of the Beasts (Vintage International)
21. Territory of Light
By: Yūko Tsushima
3.59
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Territory of Light is the luminous story of a young woman, living alone in Tokyo with her three-yea… read more
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"Why were children the only ones who ever got to melt down?"-Yūko Tsushima, Territory of Light
"During the night, there had been a sound of water on the other side of the wall. In my sleep I was looking out from the fourth-floor bedroom at nearby buildings bathed in rain, gleaming with neon and…"-Yūko Tsushima, Territory of Light
22. Life for Sale
By: Yukio Mishima
3.72
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
'Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will … read more
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"It's only the desire to live as long as possible that makes everything seem complicated and mysterious."-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale
"Když si rozsvítíš v malém pokoji modrou lampu, taky ti všechno zmodrá, ale tím se z toho pokoje ještě moře nestane."-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale
"A dead body reminds me a bit of a bottle of whisky. If you drop the bottle and it cracks, what’s inside pours out. It’s only natural."-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale
"To say human life had no meaning was the easy part. But Hanio was struck all over again by the huge amount of energy required to live a life filled with so much meaninglessness."-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale
23. Fuki-no-tô (L'Ombre du Chardon #4)
By: Aki Shimazaki
3.96
Format: 146 pages, Paperback
Atsuko est heureuse dans la petite ferme biologique dont elle a longtemps rêvé. Ses affaires vont b… read more
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24. The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #2)
By: Hisashi Kashiwai
3.65
Format: None pages, ebook
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Kamogawa Food … read more
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25. Mi marido es de otra especie
By: Yukiko Motoya
3.44
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
Tras su boda, San dejó el trabajo. Cierto día descubre con inquietud cierto detalle: su cara y la d… read more
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"Cada vez que me daba cuenta de que había hecho míos sin querer el pensamiento, los gustos, la manera de expresarse y de comportarse del otro, y de que actuaba como si siempre hubiera sido así, me rec…"-Yukiko Motoya, Mi marido es de otra especie
26. Suzuran
By: Aki Shimazaki
3.90
Format: 165 pages, Paperback
Dans une petite ville près de la mer du Japon, d’où l’on peut voir les sommets enneigés du mont Dai… read more
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27. Dandelions
By: Yasunari Kawabata
3.46
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Beautifully spare and deeply strange, Dandelions—exploring love and madness—is Kawabata’s final nov… read more
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- asian literature
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- modern classics
- japan
"The bonds between men and women predate language, and while the words we have used to express those ties may have grown exceptionally subtle and refined since language first arose, they are still jus…"-Yasunari Kawabata, Dandelions
28. Cualquier verano es un final
By: Ray Loriga
3.16
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Ya no es joven, aspira a morir y se cuestiona si hay motivos para seguir otro día más, por muy priv… read more
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29. El lado izquierdo del sol
By: Cristian Lagunas
3.86
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Premio Mauricio Acachar «Un libro con una prosa cautivante, de ritmo hipnótico. El lado izquierdo … read more
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30. A Sunny Place for Shady People
By: Mariana Enríquez
3.81
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A diabolical collection of stories featuring achingly human characters whose lives intertwine with … read more
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31. The Chibineko Kitchen (Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen, #1)
By: Yuta Takahashi
3.80
Format: 208 pages, ebook
Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashe… read more
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