Five Preludes & a Fugue (Yeoyu, #1)
By: Cheon Heerahn
4.10
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
A young woman delves into the circumstances of her mother’s death ahead of her own marriage, interr…
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1. The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
By: Yōko Ogawa , Stephen Snyder , Stephen Snyder
3.69
Format: 164 pages, Paperback
From Akutagawa Award-winning author Yoko Ogawa comes a haunting trio of novellas about love, fertil… read more
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- asia
- short stories
- fiction
"I couldn't reach him from here even if I tried."-Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
"When we grow up, we find ways to hide our anxieties, our loneliness, our fear and sorrow. But children hide nothing, putting everything into their tears, which they spread liberally about for the who…"-Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
"Since that time, I've had many similar moments, and I can never hear the words "family" and "home" without feeling that they sound strange, never simply hear them and let them go. When I stop to exam…"-Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
"I wonder how she broke the news to her husband. I don't really know what they talk about when I'm not around. In fact, I don't really understand couples at all. They seem like some sort of inexplicab…"-Yōko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
2. Spring Garden
By: Tomoka Shibasaki , Polly Barton
3.27
Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition
Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope'He'd co… read more
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- asia
- fiction
"Avoiding bother was Taro's governing principle. It wasn't that he was a stick-in-the-mud. It was just that, rather than putting himself out in order to get the more pleasing or interesting things he …"-Tomoka Shibasaki, Spring Garden
"His home town as it existed in his memory seemed distant to him, like something that belonged to another person. It was almost as though he'd mistaken a place he'd seen on TV or in a film for a thing…"-Tomoka Shibasaki, Spring Garden
3. Bloodchild and Other Stories
By: Octavia E. Butler
4.02
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable B… read more
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4. The Invention of Morel
By: Jorge Luis Borges , Suzanne Jill Levine , Adolfo Bioy Casares , Norah Borges de Torre , Ruth L.C. Simms
4.00
Format: 103 pages, Paperback
Jorge Luis Borges declared The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn… read more
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- fiction
"So I was dead! The thought delighted me."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel
"The sea is endless when you are in a rowboat."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel
"To be sure, nothing created by man is perfect."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel
"...when one is alone it is impossible to be dead."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel
5. Friendship For Grown-Ups
By: None
4.32
Format: 210 pages,
The Untouchable Apartment Kandagawa's relationship with Mano ended over four years ago, which is wh… read more
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6. Mamut
By: Eva Baltasar
3.58
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
La protagonista de Mamut és una dona arcaica atrapada en la vida moderna. El seu medi és la ciutat,… read more
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- fiction
- queer
7. Permagel
By: Eva Baltasar
3.85
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
Permagel és aquella part de la terra que no es desglaça mai i és la membrana que revesteix l’heroïn… read more
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- fiction
- queer
"Do you remember that movie we saw when we were little?"-Eva Baltasar, Permagel
"Al cap d’un temps acabes descobrint que el límit es deixa viure, vertical com mai, a frec del no-res, i que no només és possible habitar-hi sinó que també s’hi pot créixer de maneres diferents. Si de…"-Eva Baltasar, Permagel
"«¿Recuerdas aquella película de cuando éramos pequeñas? —empiezo—. Se titulaba La gran evasión. La vimos con papá al menos siete u ocho veces. Iba de unos aviadores americanos reclusos en un campo de…"-Eva Baltasar, Permagel
8. Boulder
By: Eva Baltasar
3.89
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
La protagonista d'aquesta novel·la és una dona atreta per la solitud com per un imant. Es guanya la… read more
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- fiction
- queer
"Los niños pequeños tienen ese poder, imponen su alegría al malestar ordinario de los adultos."-Eva Baltasar, Boulder
"Y sin embargo he descubierto que no se puede columpiar a un hijo sin sonreír. Lo he intentado y es imposible. Los niños pequeños tienen ese poder, imponen su alegría al malestar ordinario de los adul…"-Eva Baltasar, Boulder
"I listen with all five senses, I listen to her with my entire body, with everything but my heart, which feels like it wants to thrash the hell out of me. This wasn't part of our plan. The truth is we…"-Eva Baltasar, Boulder
"But all this tunneling has opened rifts through which the captive parts of me have started to emerge. I realize that I am smoke, that the things that define me rise as they would up a chimney, probin…"-Eva Baltasar, Boulder
9. 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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- fiction
"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
10. Shuna's Journey
By: Hayao Miyazaki
4.34
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a go… read more
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- fiction
11. The Pachinko Parlour
By: Elisa Shua Dusapin
3.61
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
The days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and … read more
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- asia
- fiction
"They made it illegal to speak Korean. You could be sentenced to death for speaking it. And do you know what your grandmother’s mother did to avoid being subjected to speaking Japanese at school? She …"-Elisa Shua Dusapin, The Pachinko Parlour
"When Korea was divided, we were still nationals of a unified Korea. It was called Choson. At separation, the Japanese government gave us permission to keep our Korean identity, but we had to choose b…"-Elisa Shua Dusapin, The Pachinko Parlour
12. Love in the Big City
By: Sang Young Park
3.65
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Love in the Big City is the English-language debut of Sang Young Park, one of Korea’s most exciting… read more
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- asia
- fiction
- queer
"I like the universe that is you"-Sang Young Park, Love in the Big City
"Let's be hamburguer patties together forever,"-Sang Young Park, Love in the Big City
"Sometimes his very existence to me is the existence of love itself"-Sang Young Park, Love in the Big City
"Jaehee, who had taught me that every season is its own beautiful moment -- that Jaehee didn't live here anymore."-Sang Young Park, Love in the Big City
13. Seven Empty Houses
By: Samanta Schweblin
3.71
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The seven houses in these seven stories are empty. Some are devoid of love or life or furniture, of… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
14. Forbidden Notebook
By: Alba de Céspedes
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
With a foreword by Jhumpa Lahiri, Quaderno Proibito is a classic domestic novel by the Italian-Cu… read more
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- fiction
15. Elena Knows
By: Claudia Piñeiro
4.08
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
A unique tale that interweaves crime fiction with intimate tales of morality and search for individ… read more
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- fiction
"¿Seguirá siendo madre ahora que no tiene hija?"-Claudia Piñeiro, Elena Knows
16. 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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- fiction
"Every time she cried, "I love you!" the words shattered her heart without mercy."-Natsuko Imamura, This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
17. Clementine: Book One
By: Tillie Walden
3.58
Format: 259 pages, ebook
Acclaimed author Tillie Walden enters the world of Robert Kirkman's THE WALKING DEAD as 17-year-old… read more
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- queer
18. The Trouble with Happiness: And Other Stories
By: Tove Ditlevsen
3.90
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The Trouble with Happiness is a powerful new collection of short stories by Tove Ditlevsen, a terri… read more
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- fiction
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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- short stories
- fiction
"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. 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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- asia
- fiction
"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
21. Mrs. Caliban
By: Rachel Ingalls
3.76
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Now back in print, Mrs. Caliban is “totally unforgettable” ( The New York Times Book Review ) and “… read more
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- fiction
"Drugs,"-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
"Why do you call him a monster?"-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
"I can’t imagine living in a different time,"-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
"Still, people would notice a man with a green head. I guess I should get you a wig."-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
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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- fiction
"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. A Perfect Day to Be Alone
By: Nanae Aoyama
3.12
Format: 160 pages, ebook
It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in… read more
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- asia
- fiction
"I feel like maybe I should use up all my sadness now while I'm young. So, I don't end up all miserable when I'm old."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
"Is that how it feels to you? Oh, you bet. Pain, suffering - that stuff's always scary, no matter how long you've been around."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
24. The Factory
By: Hiroko Oyamada
3.34
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
The English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamada—one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Jap… read more
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- fiction
"As I opened the basement-level door, I thought I could smell birds."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Factory
"I didn’t have to answer any weird questions about what I was reading, or hear anyone’s thoughts about which 7-Eleven bento they liked best."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Factory
"All I could see was a meaningless arrangement of squiggles and dots, symbols and patterns, running on endlessly. Words are such unstable things."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Factory
"Life has nothing to do with work and work has no real bearing on life. I used to think they were connected, but now I can see there’s just no way."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Factory
25. Agenzia A
By: Seichō Matsumoto
3.77
Format: 373 pages, Paperback
Teiko e Kenichi Uhara, manager in un'agenzia pubblicitaria, si sono appena sposati. Subito dopo la … read more
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- asia
- fiction
26. Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks
By: Natsuko Imamura
3.47
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The startling first collection of dark, surreal, and unsettling stories from the international priz… read more
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- fiction
27. The Bookshop Woman
By: Nanako Hanada
3.60
Format: 204 pages, ebook
A love story to climbing all the way down a book's rope, free diving to its bottom, and then resurf… read more
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- asia
28. Scattered All Over the Earth
By: Yōko Tawada
3.27
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Welcome to the not-too-distant future: Japan, having vanished from the face of the earth, is now re… read more
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- fiction
"People are always saying the humanities are dead so it's strange how many conferences there are."-Yōko Tawada, Scattered All Over the Earth
29. Spring Sleepers
By: Kyoko Yoshida
3.52
Format: 44 pages, Chapbook
Yuki has not slept in two months. He's been infected with genuine insomnia -- a condition that is s… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
30. At the Edge of the Woods
By: Masatsugu Ono
3.03
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
In an unnamed foreign country, a family of three settles into a house at the edge of the woods wher… read more
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31. Five Preludes & a Fugue (Yeoyu, #1)
By: Cheon Heerahn
4.10
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
A young woman delves into the circumstances of her mother’s death ahead of her own marriage, interr… read more
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- short stories
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- queer
