The Shining Sea
By: Kōji Suzuki
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
IS HOPE ITSELF THE ONLY ANSWER? The renowned author of the Ring novels unravels a story of lover…
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1. Popular Hits of the Showa Era
By: Ryū Murakami , Ralph McCarthy
3.61
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
From the author of Audition , a wickedly satirical and wildly funny tale of an intergenerational ba… read more
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- asian literature
- fiction
- japanese literature
- horror
"It's like, if you listen carefully to what other people are saying, you can really understand what they're trying to say, you know what I mean?"-Ryū Murakami, Popular Hits of the Showa Era
"..any pop song in this particular country, when sung by several citizens at once, tended to turn into a mindless celebration devoid of any genuine sense of melancholy."-Ryū Murakami, Popular Hits of the Showa Era
"What these young men feared and hated more than anything else was being spoken to by people they hadn't met, or having to explain themselves to people they didn't know."-Ryū Murakami, Popular Hits of the Showa Era
"...having nothing better to do, meandered off to a coffee shop and sat facing each other for a couple of hours, neither of them talking much but each coming to the general conclusion that the other w…"-Ryū Murakami, Popular Hits of the Showa Era
2. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
By: Sōji Shimada , Shika MacKenzie , Ross MacKenzie
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Astrologer, fortuneteller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a myste… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
"Art is not to copy the work of another; real art exists only in difference."-Sōji Shimada, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
"I'm a huge fan of mysteries; in fact, they're almost an addiction. If a week goes by without reading a mystery, I suffer withdrawal symptoms. Then I wander around like I'm sleepwalking and wake up in…"-Sōji Shimada, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
3. Parasite
By: Darcy Coates
3.84
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
They're closer than you think... A guard discovers an unusual lifeform on her remote moon outpost. … read more
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- fiction
- horror
4. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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5. In the Miso Soup
By: Ryū Murakami , Ralph McCarthy
3.83
Format: 95 pages, Paperback
It is just before New Year's. Frank, an overweight American tourist, has hired Kenji to take him on… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
- horror
6. The Graveyard Apartment
By: Mariko Koike , Deborah Boliver Boehm
4.32
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
A terrifying tale of a young family who move into an apartment building next to a graveyard and the… read more
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7. Piercing
By: Ryū Murakami , Ralph McCarthy
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A pulsating psycho-thriller from Ryu Murakami, author of In the Miso Soup A renaissance man for the… read more
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8. Audition
By: Ryū Murakami , Ralph McCarthy
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Documentary-maker Aoyama hasn't dated anyone in the seven years since the death of his beloved wife… read more
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9. Sensor
By: Junji Ito
3.59
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Horror master Junji Ito explores a new frontier with a grand cosmic horror tale in which a mysterio… read more
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- fiction
- horror
10. Life Ceremony
By: Sayaka Murata
3.75
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stori… read more
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- asian literature
- fiction
- japanese literature
- horror
"Nowadays, your partner is not necessarily a sex object - this is a wonderful advancement."-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony
"I'm seeking an amicable daily routine with someone I get along well with, like brother and sister, without being a slave to sex"-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony
"Walking like this, feeling like a feral human, even machines and buildings were warm to the touch, and some emitted sounds and vibrations. Their presence was similar to the sounds emitted by life-for…"-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony
"If they tried it, the memories of the wild rooted in their flesh would come back to them, and they would discover that eating the city like this would connect the earth between the gaps in the concre…"-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony
11. The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
By: Seishi Yokomizo
3.66
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translate… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
"What was Kenzo's reaction to all this criticism? His approach was to stay completely silent. He made no move whatsoever to respond to any of it. And, of course, water eventually wins over fire. One b…"-Seishi Yokomizo, The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
12. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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13. Terminal Boredom: Stories
By: Izumi Suzuki
3.59
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
Seven punky and pitch-black stories offer English-language readers an overdue introduction to Izumi… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
"INSUFFICIENT VEGETABLE OIL,’ quoth the replicator."-Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories
"And having four kids? Giving birth to them naturally? What is she, an animal?"-Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories
"When we first met, Reiko still had something of a wrecked beauty. Now, not even those ruins remained."-Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories
"I’m a sucker for trends. I don’t have much in the way of agency. I always want to try whatever’s popular."-Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories
14. Black Mouth
By: Ronald Malfi
3.96
Format: 436 pages, Paperback
For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic ch… read more
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- fiction
- horror
15. The Faces
By: Tove Ditlevsen
3.92
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
It's Copenhagen, 1968. Lise, a children's book writer and married mother of three, is becoming incr… read more
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- fiction
"...and the fear came back like a faithful friend who doesn't care whether return his feelings or not."-Tove Ditlevsen, The Faces
16. 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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- asian literature
- fiction
- japanese literature
"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
17. Strega
By: Johanne Lykke Holm
3.20
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Powerfully inventive and atmospheric, a modern gothic story of nine young women sent to work at a r… read more
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- fiction
- horror
"Hun åbnede munden og smagte på den væske, som dryppede fra månen."-Johanne Lykke Holm, Strega
18. Your Utopia
By: Bora Chung
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed Bunny, in another thrilling translation from the … read more
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- horror
19. My Annihilation
By: Fuminori Nakamura
3.34
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
What transforms a person into a killer? Can it be something as small as a suggestion? Turn this … read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
- horror
"Aristotle, the scholar from ancient times, supposedly said "Even gods cannot change the past." In which case, the gods are useless."-Fuminori Nakamura, My Annihilation
"Take a look around the internet. The ditches into which all evil is eventually swept. People hide their faces and type away without a care, no self-awareness for how their words will be picked up by …"-Fuminori Nakamura, My Annihilation
20. The Rope Artist
By: Fuminori Nakamura
2.95
Format: 281 pages, Hardcover
Two detectives. Two identical women. One dead body—rapidly becoming two, then three, then four. All… read more
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- fiction
- japanese literature
21. The Shining Sea
By: Kōji Suzuki
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
IS HOPE ITSELF THE ONLY ANSWER? The renowned author of the Ring novels unravels a story of lover… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- japanese literature
- asian literature
- horror
