So We Look to the Sky
By: Misumi Kubo
3.88
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This shocking, boisterous novel was a runaway bestseller and award winner in the Japan: “Pressingly…
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1. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
By: David Foster Wallace
4.15
Format: 353 pages, Paperback
In this exuberantly praised book — a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television… read more
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- literature
- short stories
"What I know about auto racing could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"If Realism called it like it saw it, Metafiction simply called it as it saw itself seeing itself see it."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"Quentin Tarantino is interested in watching somebody's ear getting cut off; David Lynch is interested in the ear."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"American human beings are a slippery and protean bunch in real life, hard as hell to get any kind of universal handle on."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
2. The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
By: Sean Carroll
4.18
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Already internationally acclaimed for his elegant, lucid writing on the most challenging notions in… read more
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"Life is short, and certainty never happens."-Sean Carroll, The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
"Intellectual fascination crosses many boundaries."-Sean Carroll, The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
"Life is not a substance, like water or rock; it’s a process, like fire or a wave crashing on the shore. It’s a process that begins, lasts for a while, and ultimately ends. Long or short, our moments …"-Sean Carroll, The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
"Where misunderstanding dwells, misuse will not be far behind. No theory in the history of science has been more misused and abused by cranks and charlatans—and misunderstood by people struggling in g…"-Sean Carroll, The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
3. The Nakano Thrift Shop: A Novel
By: Hiromi Kawakami , Allison Markin Powell
3.74
Format: 336 pages,
From the author of Strange Weather in Tokyo comes this funny, heartwarming story about love, life, … read more
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- romance
- asia
- fiction
- japanese literature
- contemporary
- japan
4. In
By: Natsuo Kirino
4.10
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
R is the other woman. Labelled simply with one initial, her identity in the famous 1940s novel that… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
5. La belva nell'ombra
By: Edogawa Rampo , Graziana Canova , Maria Teresa Orsi
4.44
Format: None pages, Paperback
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
6. Last Words from Montmartre
By: Qiu Miaojin , Ari Larissa Heinrich
2.77
Format: 130 pages,
When the pioneering Taiwanese novelist Qiu Miaojin committed suicide in 1995 at age twenty-six, she… read more
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- asia
- fiction
7. They Came Like Swallows
By: William Maxwell
3.69
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
First published in 1937, They Came Like Swallows was William Maxwell's second novel. It tells of an… read more
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8. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
By: Gertrude Stein
4.15
Format: None pages,
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklaswas written in 1933 by Gertrude Stein in the guise of an autobi… read more
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9. Nemesis
By: Philip Roth
4.19
Format: 45 pages, Hardcover
In the "stifling heat of equatorial Newark," a terrifying epidemic is raging, threatening the child… read more
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10. Tokyo Express
By: Seichō Matsumoto
3.68
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
In una cala rocciosa della baia di Hakata, i corpi di un uomo e di una donna vengono rinvenuti all’… read more
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- japan
- asia
- fiction
- japanese literature
11. Non è un lavoro per ragazze
By: Kazuki Sakuraba
3.23
Format: 183 pages, Paperback
Fino a che punto può spingersi l'odio nei confronti degli adulti e un'amicizia suggellata dalla com… read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- fiction
- contemporary
12. 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
- fiction
- 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
13. All the Lovers in the Night
By: Mieko Kawakami
3.72
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city wher… read more
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- romance
- asia
- japanese literature
- fiction
- contemporary
- japan
"It only took me a couple of hours to realise that she was a woman of talents beyond anything I could imagine - even though I was a stranger to such talents myself."-Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night
"The light at night is special because the overwhelming light of day has left us, and the remaining half draws on everything it has to keep the world around us bright."-Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night
"When I felt sleepy I slept, and when I opened my eyes I got up, letting hunger dictate when to head to the fridge or kitchen cabinet to eat some of the things that I'd stocked up on. When supplies ra…"-Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night
"When I felt sleepy I slept, and when I opened my eyes I got up, letting hunger dictate when to head to the fridge or kitchen cabinet to eat some of the things that I'd stocked up on. When supplies ra…"-Mieko Kawakami, All the Lovers in the Night
14. Parti e omicidi
By: Sayaka Murata
3.76
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
Parti e omicidi è una raccolta di racconti ambientati in una Tokyo di un futuro non ben precisato, … read more
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- asia
- short stories
- fiction
- japan
- japanese literature
15. The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino
By: Hiromi Kawakami
3.45
Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition
Who loves Mr Nishino?Minami is the daughter of Mr Nishino's true love.Bereaved Shiori is tempted by… read more
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- romance
- asia
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- japanese literature
- japan
"People have the right to fall in love, but not the right to be loved."-Hiromi Kawakami, The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino
"Of course, everyone has a touch of madness in them. In fact, there’s something frightening about a person who isn’t a little crazy."-Hiromi Kawakami, The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino
"He had underestimated me. All along. Even though I had not underestimated him. But, how do you love someone without blinding yourself? Don’t we all have to indulge each other, let our guard down, and…"-Hiromi Kawakami, The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino
"I really just couldn’t think of anything. Absolutely nothing that I wanted to do. There were plenty of things that I don’t want to do. Like torment animals. Or be jealous of other people’s happiness.…"-Hiromi Kawakami, The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino
16. Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest
By: Kaho Nashiki
3.74
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
Mai ha tredici anni e non vuole più andare a scuola. La madre, preoccupata, decide di mandarla a st… read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- fiction
- contemporary
"I desideri giusti, quelli che sono in linea con il corso delle cose, ti fanno da guida e si trasformano in realtà."-Kaho Nashiki, Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest
"["What happens to people when they die?" When she heard that, her grandmother made a sound that was not like a voice but a moan. And with a deep breath, she replied, "I don't know. To tell you the tr…"-Kaho Nashiki, Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest
"Devi ripeterti che, qualunque cosa accada, 'non è una ferita mortale'. In questo modo, anche se in quel momento non ti sembrerà, da qualche parte nel tuo corpo e nella tua mente nascerà il seme di un…"-Kaho Nashiki, Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest
"Ascolta. Questa è la lezione più importante dell'addestramento da strega. Una strega deve fare affidamento sul proprio intuito, però non deve lasciare che questo abbia il sopravvento. Quando succede,…"-Kaho Nashiki, Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest
17. The Woman in the Purple Skirt
By: Natsuko Imamura
3.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A bestselling, prizewinning novel of obsession and psychological intrigue about two enigmatic unmar… read more
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- asia
- japanese literature
- japan
- fiction
- contemporary
18. Butter
By: Asako Yuzuki
3.60
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist inten… read more
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- japan
- japanese literature
- fiction
- contemporary
"Dessert was home-made candied chestnuts, chiffon cake baked with amazake and rice flour, and cups of gingery chai. Biting into the cake, Rika discovered that it was perfectly fluffy, with a pleasing …"-Asako Yuzuki, Butter
"Soon after, Rika heard the sizzle of butter melting in a hot frying pan. It smelt to her like life itself. Maybe because it was animal fat, there was rough, raw depth and fragrance to its smell, whic…"-Asako Yuzuki, Butter
"Milk was originally blood. In that case, was the butter in the Babaji story actually a metaphor for all the carnage that took place under the cover of the jungle? What seemed pure, white and creamy h…"-Asako Yuzuki, Butter
"The whipped butter had already started melting across the waffles' latticed brown surface, creating a golden trickling waterfall that pooled in their hollows. Rika bit into the dough, savoring how ju…"-Asako Yuzuki, Butter
19. 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
- short stories
- japanese literature
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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
20. 108 rintocchi
By: Yoshimura Keiko
3.79
Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition
«Ma io aggiusto solo finestre, tetti... oggetti qualunque.» Il maestro «Credo tu faccia molto di p… read more
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- asia
- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
21. Where the Wild Ladies Are
By: Aoko Matsuda
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this witty and exuberant collection of feminist retellings of traditional Japanese folktales, hu… read more
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- asia
- short stories
- fiction
- japan
- japanese literature
"He who speaks of love must do so with courage."-Aoko Matsuda, Where the Wild Ladies Are
"When they are truly into something, they are absolutely single-minded in their fixation. They give it all they have. They throw heaps of money at it, research it endlessly, and do whatever seems nece…"-Aoko Matsuda, Where the Wild Ladies Are
"How unfair society was! Male employees had to pretend to be capable of doing things they couldn't do, while female employees had to pretend to be incapable of doing things they actually could do. Ove…"-Aoko Matsuda, Where the Wild Ladies Are
"Previously she'd lacked confidence and was forever putting out feelers to the people around her to gauge what they were thinking, but these days she gave out an almost authoritative aura, as if to si…"-Aoko Matsuda, Where the Wild Ladies Are
22. 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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- literature
- asia
- japanese literature
- fiction
- contemporary
- japan
23. Uova
By: Hitonari Tsuji
3.67
Format: 183 pages, ebook
Attorno al bancone di un izakaya le vite delle persone si sfiorano, si incrociano per il tempo di u… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
24. Three Days of Happiness
By: Sugaru Miaki
4.35
Format: 223 pages, ebook
HOW MUCH IS LIFE TRULY WORTH? Kusunoki used to believe he was destined for great things. Ostraci… read more
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- romance
- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
"Nothing good will happen in my life, and I could see it as a blessing"-Sugaru Miaki, Three Days of Happiness
"What had kept me bound to life thus for had been the shallow hope that something good might happen someday."-Sugaru Miaki, Three Days of Happiness
"Dan kupikir, hidup yang pendek tapi berharga mungkin akan lebih baik daripada hidup yang panjang tapi kurang berharga"-Sugaru Miaki, Three Days of Happiness
"I believe those three days, compared to the tragic thirty years I would have lived, compared to the worthwhile thirty days I would have lived, were of much, much more value."-Sugaru Miaki, Three Days of Happiness
25. The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1)
By: Mai Mochizuki
3.67
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of c… read more
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- japan
- asia
- fiction
- japanese literature
26. Die Katzen von Shinjuku
By: Durian Sukegawa
3.73
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Shinjuku, ein Viertel in Tokio in den Achtzigerjahren: Hier treffen sie aufeinander – Yama, ein ges… read more
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- romance
- asia
- fiction
- japanese literature
- contemporary
- japan
27. Sushi misto dopo l'amore e altri racconti
By: Mitsuyo Kakuta
3.85
Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition
Cucinare per qualcuno può essere una dichiarazione d'amore o un addio, può cambiare le carte in tav… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
- japan
28. Le libraie di Kichijoji
By: Kei Aono
3.42
Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition
Due donne diverse in tutto. Specie nel modo di amare la carta, l'inchiostro, i libri. Ma, a unirle,… read more
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- japanese literature
- contemporary
29. Sia da addormentata che da sveglia
By: Tomoka Shibasaki
2.58
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Asako è una timida studentessa di Osaka che divide il suo tempo tra la passione per la fotografia, … read more
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- japan
30. So We Look to the Sky
By: Misumi Kubo
3.88
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This shocking, boisterous novel was a runaway bestseller and award winner in the Japan: “Pressingly… read more
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- romance
- literature
- asia
- realistic fiction
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- 21st century
- japanese literature
- japan
31. L’attesa
By: Seichō Matsumoto
3.52
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
Isako ha un piano audace, sbarazzarsi nel giro di tre anni dell’anziano marito, Nobuhiro, che con … read more
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