Japanese Stories for Language Learners: Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (Online Audio Included)
By: Anne McNulty
4.02
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A great story can lead a reader down a rabbit hole of discovery--especially if it's presented in tw…
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1. Read Real Japanese Essays: Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors
By: Janet Ashby , Junko Sakai
4.10
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
There is a dramatic difference between reading Japanese that is tailored to students, and reading r… read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
- japanese literature
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2. The Elephant Vanishes
By: Haruki Murakami , Jay Rubin , Alfred Birnbaum
3.83
Format: 327 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679750536 With the same deadpan mania and genius for disloca… read more
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- fiction
- short stories
- japanese literature
- japan
"Memory is like fiction: or else it' fiction that's like memory."-Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes
"Memory is like fiction: or else it's fiction that's like memory."-Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes
"Sometimes when I think about entities—like in “separate entities"-Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes
"The moment I see her, there’s a rumbling in my chest, and my mouth is as dry as a desert."-Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes
3. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker
4.21
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more
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"Waves are the practice of the water."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
4. Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
By: Haruki Murakami , Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Yoshihiro Tatsumi
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master's stories, from the sou… read more
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- japanese literature
- short stories
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- japan
5. Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa
By: Haruki Murakami , Seiji Ozawa
3.70
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclai… read more
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- japanese literature
- japan
6. Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
By: George Leonard
3.98
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
"The pracitcal wisdom in George Leonard's book will have a great influence for many years to come."… read more
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7. The Tale of Genji
By: Royall Tyler , Murasaki Shikibu
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
See an alternate cover edition . Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
8. Botchan
By: Natsume Sōseki , Joel Cohn
3.64
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
Like The Catcher in the Rye or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Botchan, a hilarious tale about … read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
"الواقع أن البشر هم أقل ما يمكن الاعتماد عليه في هذا العالم."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Age should never meddle with such a matter. Mind your own business."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Really, there’s nothing in the world as undependable as human beings."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Ketika manusia bebas memutuskan untuk menghormatimu, hadiah yang kaumiliki lebih mahal nilainya daripada apapun."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
9. Journey to the Center of the Earth
By: Jules Verne , Kim Stanley Robinson , Lowell Bair
3.85
Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback
An adventurous geology professor chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims … read more
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- fiction
"Axel,"-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
"Then don’t you despair?"-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
"I dream with my eyes open."-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
"And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow."-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
10. Through the Woods
By: Emily Carroll
3.94
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
'It came from the woods. Most strange things do.' Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
"you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time... but the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to find you once."-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
"Oh, but you must travel through those woods again and again... said a shadow at the window... and you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time... But the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to …"-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
"But the worst kind of monster was the BURROWING KIND. The sort that crawled into you and made a home there. The sort you couldn't name, the sort you couldn't see. The monster that ate you alive from …"-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
"I married my love in the springtime, but by summer he'd locked me away. He'd murdered me dead by the autumn, & by winter I was naught but decay. It's cold where I am and so lonely, but in loneliness …"-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
11. The Woman in the Dunes
By: Kōbō Abe , E. Dale Saunders
3.89
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
The Woman in the Dunes, by celebrated writer and thinker Kobo Abe, combines the essence of myth, su… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
"Timpului nu-i dai pinteni ca unui cal."-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes
"Defeat begins with the fear that one had lost."-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes
"Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?"-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes
"Aşa se spune, înfrangerea începe cu teama de a fi înfrant."-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes
12. The Taming of the Shrew
By: William Shakespeare
3.78
Format: 438 pages,
Renowned as Shakespeare's most boisterous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young … read more
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13. Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers
By: Michael Emmerich
3.81
Format: 263 pages,
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14. Metamorphoses
By: Ovid , David Raeburn , Denis Feeney
3.99
Format: 240 pages,
Metamorphoses (from Greek meta meta and morphe morphe, meaning "changes of shape"), is a Latin narr… read more
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15. Strange Weather in Tokyo
By: Hiromi Kawakami
4.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
Tsukiko is drinking alone in her local sake bar when by chance she meets one of her old high school… read more
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16. Kokoro
By: Natsume Sōseki , Edwin McClellan
3.77
Format: None pages,
Hailed by The New Yorker as "rich in understanding and insight,"Kokoro -- "the heart of things"-- i… read more
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17. Snow Country
By: Yasunari Kawabata , Edward G. Seidensticker
3.59
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
Nobel Prize recipient Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's mast… read more
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- japanese literature
"국경의 긴 터널을 빠져나오자, 雪國이었다."-Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
"Nothing is so strange when one is in love."-Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
"In the moonlight the fine geishalike skin took on the luster of a seashell."-Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
"The notes went out crystalline into the clean winter morning, to sound on the far, snowy peaks."-Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
18. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 5
By: Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
4.65
Format: 465 pages, Paperback
LAST GHOST STANDING, FIRST LOVE BLOSSOMS Ghosts are converging on the cursed Mount Tonglu for a … read more
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19. Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
By: Tori Dunlap
4.10
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
From the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K… read more
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"Feminism that isn't intersectional, that doesn't help others and work to change systemic inequality, is not feminism."-Tori Dunlap, Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
"…the culture [had]…a manipulative but disingenuous 'we're not coworkers, we're family' mind-set. (Always be wary of a company that says seemingly well-meaning shit as this. We share a cubicle, not a …"-Tori Dunlap, Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
"But when you confuse shames emotional alarm (I feel disconnected from money, what do I want to do about that?) with who you are (I’ll never get my shit together, I’m just bad with money), you’ve been…"-Tori Dunlap, Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
"We live in a patriarchal world—a system that aids and abets inequality. In this system that has gatekept financial information and tools from marginalized groups, it is an act of protest to be financ…"-Tori Dunlap, Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
20. The Last Children of Tokyo
By: Yōko Tawada
3.43
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
Yoshiro thinks he might never die. A hundred years old and counting, he is one of Japan's many 'old… read more
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- japanese literature
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"Unable to turn back the clock, they let themselves be turned."-Yōko Tawada, The Last Children of Tokyo
"She's always hated good-byes and as she got older she hated them even more."-Yōko Tawada, The Last Children of Tokyo
"With children like this having children of their own, it was no wonder the world was full of children."-Yōko Tawada, The Last Children of Tokyo
"งานหลักของพวกสมาชิกสภาคือ การปรับเปลี่ยกฎหมาย กฎหมายนั้นเปลี่ยนตลอดเวลา จึงแน่นอนว่าถูกปรับเปลี่ยน . แต่ใครเปลี่ยนเพื่ออะไร เปลี่ยนอย่างไรนั้น ไม่มีการสื่อให้รู้เลย ประชาชนใช้ชีวิตจัดระเบียบตัวเองในสภาพมองไม่เห็นกฎหมาย …"-Yōko Tawada, The Last Children of Tokyo
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21. 薬屋のひとりごと 1 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 1]
By: Nekokurage
4.43
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
宮中に名探偵誕生!? 「小説家になろう」発! ヒーロー文庫の大人気タイトル『薬屋のひとりごと』が、待望のコミカライズ! 中世の宮中で下働きをする少女・猫猫(マオマオ)。 花街で薬師をやっていた彼女が… read more
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- fiction
22. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
By: Chris Broad
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more
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- japanese literature
- japan
23. No Longer Human
By: Junji Ito
4.28
Format: 616 pages, Hardcover
Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
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"The more I feared people the more I was liked, and the more I was liked the more I feared them."-Junji Ito, No Longer Human
"I drew with extremely excessively depressed emotions, deliberately penning each line, only to earn money for drink."-Junji Ito, No Longer Human
"Los cobardes temen hasta la felicidad. Pueden herirse incluso con el algodón. A veces, hasta la felicidad les hiere."-Junji Ito, No Longer Human
"Los débiles temen la felicidad misma. Pueden hacerse daño en el algodón. A veces son heridos incluso por la felicidad"-Junji Ito, No Longer Human
24. Killing Commendatore
By: Haruki Murakami
3.91
Format: 681 pages, Hardcover
The epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of 1Q84 In Killing… read more
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- japanese literature
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"The morning is not my time. Darkness is my friend. A vacuum is my breath. I must be saying goodbye soon."-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"It seems to me that reality itself has a screw loose somewhere. That's why I try to keep at least myself in line as much as possible."-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"But the forecasters and media types were clever - they never used vague words like "maybe." No, they stuck with convenient terms for which no one could be held accountable, like "probability of preci…"-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"There is a point is everybody's life where they need a major transformation. And when that time comes you have to grab it by the tail. Grab it hard, and never let go. There are some people who are ab…"-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
25. My Happy Marriage, Vol. 1
By: Rito Kohsaka
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A "Cinderella"-inspired slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Meiji-era Japan… read more
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26. 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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- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
"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
27. 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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- fiction
- short stories
- 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
28. The Flowers of Buffoonery
By: Osamu Dazai
3.83
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba—the narrator of No Longer Hu… read more
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- short stories
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"But in my softness I find peace, however fleeting."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"Hacían reír a otros. Querían provocar la risa en otros a cualquier precio, incluso a costa de su propio dolor."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"It was only natural for Yozo to vacillate when asked about the reason behind his suicide – it was everything to him."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"The next morning was peaceful and clear. The sea was calm. White smoke from the volcano on Oshima, just above the horizon, drifted up into the sky. Never mind. I hate describing scenery."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
29. Japanese Stories for Language Learners: Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (Online Audio Included)
By: Anne McNulty
4.02
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A great story can lead a reader down a rabbit hole of discovery--especially if it's presented in tw… read more
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- collections
- anthologies
- short stories
- japanese literature
- fiction
- reference
- japan
30. Japanese Folktales for Language Learners: Bilingual Legends and Fables in Japanese and English (Free online Audio Recording) (Stories for Language Learners)
By: Eriko Sato
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills! Japanese Folktales for Langua… read more
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- japan
- japanese literature
- language
31. Los guerreros de Tale
By: Eleazar Herrera
3.89
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
En el año 2001, el estudio de desarrollo Camelot lanzaba Golden Sun al océano de los videojuegos, s… read more
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