18 Best japan books like Yoshino by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Cover of Yoshino by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Yoshino

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

3.16

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

Una trama esile ma con diversi piani di lettura, un andare svagato apparentemente senza tema, un'in…

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Cover of En el bosque, bajo los cerezos en flor by Ango Sakaguchi, Susana Hayashi

1. En el bosque, bajo los cerezos en flor

By: Ango Sakaguchi , Susana Hayashi

3.64

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

«En el bosque, bajo los cerezos en flor», puede y debe considerarse, sin duda alguna, una obra maes… read more

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Cover of The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

2. The Enchantress of Florence

By: Salman Rushdie

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A tall, yellow-haired young European traveller calling himself 'Mogor dell'Amore', the Mughal of Lo… read more

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3. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

By: Nikolai Gogol

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more

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Cover of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter by Anonymous, Yasunari Kawabata, Donald Keene

4. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

By: Anonymous , Yasunari Kawabata , Donald Keene

3.79

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Preface by Donald Keene Taketori Monogatari, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the oldest surviving… read more

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Cover of Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima

5. Confessions of a Mask

By: Yukio Mishima

2.57

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

Confessions of a Maskis the story of an adolescent who must learn to live with the painful fact tha… read more

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6. Human Acts

By: Han Kang , Deborah Smith

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian, a rare and astonishing (The Observer… read more

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Cover of The Old Man Who Read Love Stories by Luis Sepúlveda

7. The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

By: Luis Sepúlveda

4.04

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In a remote river town deep in the Ecuadoran jungle, Antonio Jose Bolivar seeks refuge in amorous n… read more

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Cover of The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5) by Agatha Christie

8. The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

By: Agatha Christie

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Wickedness...such wickedness...." The dying woman turned to Father Gorman with agony in her eyes.… read more

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"After all, the stupidest child can set a house on fire quite easily."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"Being in love has a very bad effect on men - it seems to addle their wits."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"People are so proud of wickedness. Odd, isn't it, that people who are good are never proud of it? That's where Christian humility comes in, I suppose. They don't even know they are good."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something LESS than human. Your criminal is someone who wants to be important, but who never will be important, because he'll always be less than a man."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

Cover of The Hunting Gun by Yasushi Inoue, Sadamichi Yokoö

9. 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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Cover of The Tales of Ise by Anonymous, H. Jay Harris

10. 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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Cover of Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1) by Aeschylus, Patricia E. Easterling, John Harrison, Judith Affleck, None

11. Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

By: Aeschylus , Patricia E. Easterling , John Harrison , Judith Affleck , None

3.83

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this se… read more

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"Every medicine is vain."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"A curse burns bright on crime."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"There is no avoidance in delay."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"In war, the first casualty is truth."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

12. La principessa di Sumiyoshi

By: Unknown , None

4.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

La crudelta di una matrigna che maltratta la figliastra e ostacola la sua storia d'amore con il Ten… read more

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13. Masks

By: Juliet Winters Carpenter , Fumiko Enchi

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Masks takes its name from the Noh masks of Japanese dramas, and much is made of spirit possession. … read more

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14. Night of the Milky Way Railway

By: Kenji Miyazawa , Bryn Barnard , None

3.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One night, alone on a hilltop, a young boy is swept aboard a magical train bound for the Milky Way.… read more

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15. The Queen of Spades

By: Alexander Pushkin , None

2.18

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

The Queen of Spades(Russian: Pikovaya dama) is an acclaimed short story by Alexander Pushkin about … read more

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16. Rhinocéros

By: Eugène Ionesco , None

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Tous les chats sont mortels. Socrate est mortel. Donc Socrate est un chat." Tout langage stereotyp… read more

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17. Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

By: Salman Rushdie , None

4.30

Format: 189 pages,

Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushd… read more

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18. Strange Tale of Panorama Island

By: Edogawa Rampo , None

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Edogawa Ranpo (1894-1965) was a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe and like Poe drew on his penchant … read more

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Cover of Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto

19. 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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Cover of The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada

20. The Hole

By: Hiroko Oyamada

3.49

Format: 92 pages, Paperback

Asa’s husband is transferring jobs, and his new office is located near his family’s home in the cou… read more

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"I moved out here with my husband."

-Hiroko Oyamada, The Hole

"It's just, families are strange things, aren't they? You have this couple: one man, one woman. A male and a female, if you will. They mate, and why? To leave children behind. And what are the childre…"

-Hiroko Oyamada, The Hole

"Abrí la ventana y oí a las cigarras cantar. No sé si era porque estaba en el campo y había muchos árboles o por la influencia del clima de ese año, pero nunca las había oído con tanta intensidad. Era…"

-Hiroko Oyamada, The Hole

Cover of Parti e omicidi by Sayaka Murata

21. 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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Cover of Il dolce domani by Banana Yoshimoto

22. Il dolce domani

By: Banana Yoshimoto

3.65

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Sayoko e Yoichi hanno avuto un incidente, lei è rimasta gravemente ferita, lui invece non c'è più. … read more

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"L'esistenza non conosce colpi di scena né finali. Si limita a scorrere, a muoversi. Non c'è soluzione alla morte dei nostri cari. Piuttosto che stare male perché non possiamo più vederli, è meglio an…"

-Banana Yoshimoto, Il dolce domani

Cover of She and Her Cat: Stories by Makoto Shinkai

23. She and Her Cat: Stories

By: Makoto Shinkai

3.89

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayaka’s Earthlings, this Japanese bestsel… read more

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"I recalled that rainy day when I'd rescued Chobi-or so I'd arrogantly believed at the time. Actually, I was the one who'd been rescued."

-Makoto Shinkai, She and Her Cat: Stories

Cover of Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

24. 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

Cover of La monaca tuttofare, la donna serpente, il demone beone: Racconti dal medioevo giapponese by Roberta Strippoli

25. La monaca tuttofare, la donna serpente, il demone beone: Racconti dal medioevo giapponese

By: Roberta Strippoli

3.58

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

Nobili principi che si innamorano di fanciulle non nobili; monaci e monache che possiedono ben poco… read more

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Cover of The Izumi Shikibu Diary: A Romance of the Heian Court by Izumi Shikibu

26. The Izumi Shikibu Diary: A Romance of the Heian Court

By: Izumi Shikibu

3.60

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

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Cover of People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami

27. People From My Neighbourhood

By: Hiromi Kawakami

3.53

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interl… read more

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"Even the smallest hole is enough to send a balloon spiraling to the ground. The falsification of memory is like that. All it takes is one individual who remembers the truth, said Romi, for the whole …"

-Hiromi Kawakami, People From My Neighbourhood

Cover of Racconti fantastici by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

28. Racconti fantastici

By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

3.84

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Otto racconti fantastici scritti tra il 1916 e il 1924, gli anni più fecondi nell'attività artistic… read more

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Cover of Matasaburo del vento e altri racconti by Kenji Miyazawa

29. Matasaburo del vento e altri racconti

By: Kenji Miyazawa

3.76

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In un paesino di montagna, l'improvvisa comparsa di uno strano ragazzino dai capelli rossi all'iniz… read more

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Cover of Sotto il segno del drago by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

30. Sotto il segno del drago

By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

3.63

Format: 462 pages, Paperback

Il volume raccoglie la produzione di Akutagawa attraverso la varietà di temi dei suoi racconti: rac… read more

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Cover of Yoshino by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

31. Yoshino

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

3.16

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

Una trama esile ma con diversi piani di lettura, un andare svagato apparentemente senza tema, un'in… read more

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19 best-selling fiction books like Sotto il segno del drago by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Transform Your Habits

Sanshirō

Jay Rubin , Natsume Sōseki

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Les Fleurs du Mal

Charles Baudelaire , Richard Howard

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

Nikolai Gogol

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Confessions of a Mask

Yukio Mishima

2.57

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