6 Top japanese literature books like Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems by Kenji Miyazawa

Cover of Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems by Kenji Miyazawa

Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems

By: Kenji Miyazawa

4.01

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Kenji Miyazawa's magical tales have been translated into many languages, adapted for the stage and …

"Everyone calls him Blockhead No one sings his praises Or takes him to heart... That is the kind of person I want to be"

-Kenji Miyazawa, Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems

"Everyone calls him Blockhead No one sings his praises Or takes him to heart... That is the kind of person I want to be"

-Kenji Miyazawa, Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems

"Everyone calls him Blockhead No one sings his praises Or takes him to heart... That is the kind of person I want to be"

-Kenji Miyazawa, Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems

If you liked the japanese literature plot in Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems by Kenji Miyazawa , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai, Allison Markin Powell, Adam L. Kern, None

1. Schoolgirl

By: Osamu Dazai , Allison Markin Powell , Adam L. Kern , None

4.02

Format: 103 pages, Paperback

Osamu Dazai's 1939 novella depicts a day in the life of a Tokyo schoolgirl. Propelling Dazai into t… read more

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"I yearned for everything long gone."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Sometimes happiness arrives one night too late."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Mornings are grey. Always the same. Absolutely empty."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Good night. I'm Cinderella without her prince. Do you know where to find me in Tokyo? You won't see me again."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

Cover of Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto, Michael Emmerich

2. Asleep

By: Banana Yoshimoto , Michael Emmerich

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Banana Yoshimoto has a magical ability to animate the lives of her young characters, and here she s… read more

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  • asia
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of The Heart of Thomas by Rachel Balzora Thorn, Moto Hagio

3. The Heart of Thomas

By: Rachel Balzora Thorn , Moto Hagio

3.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The setting: a boys boarding school in Germany, sometime in the latter 20th Century. Fourteen year-… read more

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4. I Am a Cat

By: Natsume Sōseki , Aiko Ito , Graeme Wilson

3.50

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

I am a cat. As yet I have no name. So begins one of the most original and unforgettable works in Ja… read more

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
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5. Written on the Body

By: Jeanette Winterson

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. … read more

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6. No Longer Human

By: Osamu Dazai , Donald Keene

3.99

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human, this leading postwar Japanese writer's second novel, tells the poign… read more

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  • asia
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"Show me what you've written," I said, although I wanted desperately to avoid looking at it."

-Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

"He could only consider me as the living corpse of a would-be suicide, a person dead to shame, an idiot ghost."

-Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

"Then what's a synonym for woman?" "Entrails." "You're not very poetic, are you? Well, then, what's the antonym for entrails?" "Milk."

-Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

"I felt as though the vessel if my suffering had become empty, as if nothing could interest me now. I had lost even the ability to suffer."

-Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

7. Washington Square

By: Henry James , Michael Cunningham

3.89

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

The plot of Washington Squarehas the simplicity of old-fashioned melodrama: a plain-looking, good-h… read more

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8. The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories

By: Yasunari Kawabata , J. Martin Holman

3.58

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Influential Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata has constructed an autobiography through his fictio… read more

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9. 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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10. 呪術廻戦 4 [Jujutsu Kaisen 4]

By: Gege Akutami

4.55

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

呪いによる殺人事件を追う虎杖は、現場にいた順平と出会い、意気投合。だが順平は事件の犯人である呪霊・真人に心酔していた。真人はそんな順平を利用し、虎杖と戦わせようと画策。その術中に落ちる順平だが…。 read more

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"Prima di vincere il tuo nemico, vinci la tua mente"

-Gege Akutami, 呪術廻戦 4 [Jujutsu Kaisen 4]

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11. Star

By: Yukio Mishima

3.61

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

All eyes are upon Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer from a roped-off section, screamin… read more

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  • asia
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"Just as evil never dies, neither does the sentimental."

-Yukio Mishima, Star

"The very thing that makes a star spectacular is the same thing that strikes him from the world at large and makes him an outsider."

-Yukio Mishima, Star

"A hidden poetry that will be lost if any mediocrity is shed. Genius is a casualty. The poetry must never be conspicuous — its scent is only detectable when subtle."

-Yukio Mishima, Star

Cover of 文豪ストレイドッグス STORM BRINGER by Kafka Asagiri

12. 文豪ストレイドッグス STORM BRINGER

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.73

Format: 484 pages, Paperback

中原中也とは“何”なのか――? 今明かされる双黒の「十六歳」の物語。 太宰治とともに『荒覇吐事件』を終息させ、ポートマフィアに加入して1年。 幹部の座を狙う中原中也の前に現れたのは、中也を弟… read more

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"I will mourn for you, Verlaine,"

-Kafka Asagiri, 文豪ストレイドッグス STORM BRINGER

"Verlaine – “You sound like you’re certain he’s human."

-Kafka Asagiri, 文豪ストレイドッグス STORM BRINGER

"Master Chuuya and Dazai stood side by side. There was something surprisingly perfect about it."

-Kafka Asagiri, 文豪ストレイドッグス STORM BRINGER

"Maybe that's what you wanna do, but don't shove your beliefs down my throat. 'Cause that ain't how I feel at all."

-Kafka Asagiri, 文豪ストレイドッグス STORM BRINGER

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13. Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 24

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.60

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Em Meursault, Dazai e Dostoiévski estão numa batalha intelectual apostando a própria vida. O primei… read more

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14. 文豪ストレイドッグス 23 [Bungō Stray Dogs 23]

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.59

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

「中也、君ともお別れだ」命を賭したムルソー脱出ゲームの行方は…!? ムルソーに現れたドストエフスキーの協力者は、吸血鬼化した中也だった! 命がけの脱出ゲームの最中、太宰は中也に別れを告げる――… read more

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15. 文豪ストレイドッグス 22 [Bungō Stray Dogs 22]

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.71

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

探偵社VS.猟犬、太宰VS.ドストエフスキー…直接全面対決、開始! 世界と探偵社の命運は、ブラドを担いで逃げ回る文の小さな背中託された――。一方ムルソーでは、ゴーゴリが太宰とドストに命がけの脱… read more

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Cover of 文豪ストレイドッグス 21 [Bungō Stray Dogs 21] by Kafka Asagiri

16. 文豪ストレイドッグス 21 [Bungō Stray Dogs 21]

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.60

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

危険な異能兵器を巡る、武装探偵社と福地の戦いが始まる――! 吸血鬼増殖という世界危機を脱するため、欧州から日本に運ばれる封印されし異能兵器。すべての黒幕・福地にそれを渡してはならない――!! … read more

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17. 文豪ストレイドッグス 18 [Bungō Stray Dogs 18]

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.68

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

逃亡者となった探偵、正義の官憲、戦闘能力を持たぬ凡人――全員、必死。 天空カジノにて、≪天人五衰≫シグマが≪猟犬≫と激突!立原も時を同じくしてカジノ内でテロ犯罪の証拠を捜索する。一方、敦たちはアン… read more

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"Why do people write? Because inside a story, you can see those you want to any time."

-Kafka Asagiri, 文豪ストレイドッグス 18 [Bungō Stray Dogs 18]

"Come on... Someone tell me. Is the common man not allowed to protect what he holds dear?"

-Kafka Asagiri, 文豪ストレイドッグス 18 [Bungō Stray Dogs 18]

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18. 文豪ストレイドッグス 19 [Bungō Stray Dogs 19]

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.66

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

国木田達に迫る"神威"――しかし、彼がいる限り、探偵社は不滅なのだ! 天人五衰"神威"の暗殺計画により、次々と姿を消す国木田達。しかし、探偵社は「あの男」がいる限り、どんな苦境に立たされようと… read more

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19. 文豪ストレイドッグス 16 [Bungō Stray Dogs 16]

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.71

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

マフィアの元に逃れた与謝野は、過去を静かに語り出す――。 手掛かりを「神の目」で見つけるため、敦は嘗ての敵・フィッツジェラルドを訪れる。一方、マフィアに身を寄せる与謝野は、森にマフィアへの移籍… read more

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20. 文豪ストレイドッグス 20 [Bungō Stray Dogs 20]

By: Kafka Asagiri

4.68

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

敦の窮地に駆け付けた芥川…二人の牙は、伝説の武人・福地に届くのか!? 立ちはだかる天人五衰が一人・福地桜痴。強敵達を倒してきた敦と芥川の連携攻撃は、生きる伝説と呼ばれる最強の異能力者に通じるの… read more

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21. Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems

By: Kenji Miyazawa

4.01

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Kenji Miyazawa's magical tales have been translated into many languages, adapted for the stage and … read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • asia
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"Everyone calls him Blockhead No one sings his praises Or takes him to heart... That is the kind of person I want to be"

-Kenji Miyazawa, Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems

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3.99

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