12 best-selling japan books like De brug der dromen en andere verhalen by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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De brug der dromen en andere verhalen

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

3.69

Format: 508 pages, Kindle Edition

Junichiro Tanizaki was een van de voornaamste Japanse auteurs van de twintigste eeuw. Hij verwierf …

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1. Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

By: Colm Tóibín

3.72

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and… read more

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"Some people are nice and if you talk to them properly, they can be even nicer."

-Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

"And she wondered then if she herself were the problem reading malice into motives when there was none intended"

-Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

"It struck her that he might have told no one, not even his brothers, how he felt, and she thought how lonely that might have been for him."

-Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

"She thought it was strange that the mere sensation of savouring the prospect of something could make her think for a while that is must be the prospect of home."

-Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey, #1)

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2. Wil

By: Jeroen Olyslaegers

3.57

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Het is oorlog. Antwerpen wordt bezet door geweld en wantrouwen. Wilfried Wils acht zichzelf een dic… read more

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3. Bullfight

By: Yasushi Inoue , Michael Emmerich

3.63

Format: None pages, Paperback

First English translation of an amazing debut novella by a major and incredibly prolific Japanese a… read more

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4. Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

By: William Scott Wilson , None

3.59

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Hagakure("In the Shadow of Leaves") is a manual for the samurai classes consisting of a series of s… read more

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5. 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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6. I Have the Right to Destroy Myself

By: None , Chi-Young Kim

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

I don't encourage murder. I have no interest in one person killing another. I only want to draw out… read more

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7. Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids

By: Kenzaburō Ōe , None , Maki Sugiyama

2.76

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids recounts the exploits of 15 teenage reformatory boys evacuated in wart… read more

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8. A Visit from the Goon Squad

By: Jennifer Egan

3.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Jennifer Egan's spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging f… read more

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9. The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away

By: Kenzaburō Ōe

4.07

Format: 71 pages,

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10. The Magic Mountain

By: Thomas Mann , John E. Woods

4.13

Format: 706 pages, Paperback

In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community devot… read more

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"Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul."

-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

"A harmful truth is better than a useful lie."

-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."

-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."

-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

11. 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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12. The Guest Cat

By: Takashi Hiraide , Eric Selland

2.60

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A bestseller in France and winner of Japan's Kiyama Shohei Literary Award, The Guest Cat, by the ac… read more

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13. Luister

By: Sacha Bronwasser

3.95

Format: 256 pages, ebook

Het nieuws reisde snel, zoals dat soort nieuws doet. Ik wist dat het ook over jou ging zodra het ee… read more

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14. Premier sang

By: Amélie Nothomb

3.81

Format: 173 pages, Paperback

« Il ne faut pas sous-estimer la rage de survivre. » read more

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15. The Cabinet

By: Kim Un-Su

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Munhakdongne Novel Award, South Korea’s most prestigious literary prize. Cabinet 1… read more

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"There are two types of lives people can live,' he said. 'The kind of life in which one writes in a diary every day, and the kind of life in which one doesn't. They're as different as a country with a…"

-Kim Un-Su, The Cabinet

"I wonder if my lost time is rolling around somewhere. I could have loved someone with that time -- I could have done something beautiful for someone. But I've nothing to show for that lost time. No w…"

-Kim Un-Su, The Cabinet

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16. Lessons

By: Ian McEwan

4.00

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, … read more

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"Books are difficult to tidy. Hard to chuck out. They resist."

-Ian McEwan, Lessons

"Only the backward look, the well-researched history could tell peaks and troughs from portals."

-Ian McEwan, Lessons

"What must it be, to burst out of deep infant sleep into the shocking singular fact of existence."

-Ian McEwan, Lessons

"The years slid over old deaths like a heavy lid. Nearly everything that happens to you in life you forget. Should have kept a journal."

-Ian McEwan, Lessons

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17. Lonely Castle in the Mirror

By: Mizuki Tsujimura

4.27

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

Seven students are avoiding going to school, hiding in their darkened bedrooms, unable to face thei… read more

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"In another world, we were already friends."

-Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror

"You're battling every single day, aren't you?"

-Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror

"Her mother always said this. That no matter how disgusted you might be with a friend, you should never speak ill of them."

-Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror

"Houses just like the one she lived in; tall condos, apartment buildings that looked, from where she stood, like matchboxes. In the distance, she could catch the lights flickering in the supermarket. …"

-Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror

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18. 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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"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

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19. La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

By: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Un magistral roman d'apprentissage, une saisissante enquête sur les traces d'un mystérieux auteur m… read more

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"Nunca intentes decir de qué habla un gran libro. O si lo haces, la única respuesta posible es: de nada."

-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

"He alcanzado el estado terminal de la inmigración: simplemente ya no creo en la posibilidad del regreso."

-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

"Estuvo tanto tiempo en el exilio - medio siglo! - que nos decíamos que debía de haberse dejado una parte de sí mismo por el camino"

-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

"Nos apetece hablar de todo, menos del exilio. De todas formas, no hay nada que decir sobre el exilio. No conozco un tema más molesto en este mundo."

-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes

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20. Heaven

By: Mieko Kawakami

3.80

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami’s novel is told in the voice of a 14-y… read more

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"Karena kau selalu dilukai, kau sungguh-sungguh memahami seperti apakah orang terluka."

-Mieko Kawakami, Heaven

"The more I looked at it, the less it seemed like something for a house. More like a tiny gravestone."

-Mieko Kawakami, Heaven

"You think about how other people feel. You're so kind. It makes sense. Because we're always in pain, we know exactly what it means to hurt somebody else."

-Mieko Kawakami, Heaven

"People are always dying. It's a perfect truth. No matter how we live our lives, we all die, sooner or later. In which case, living is really just waiting to die."

-Mieko Kawakami, Heaven

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21. De eerlijke vinder

By: Lize Spit

3.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 9789059657328 'Hoe langer hij ermee wachtte, hoe minder moed h… read more

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22. Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris

By: Anjet Daanje

4.38

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

Eliza May Drayden, het hoofdpersonage van Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris, is al dood als de ro… read more

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"De berg heeft zijn duistere kant verloren, het is een vriend geworden, zijn enige, want hij durft niemand meer te vertrouwen."

-Anjet Daanje, Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris

"Alles verliest zijn waarde als het er altijd is, alsof je langzaam blind wordt. Dat hij van Sally hield, begreep hij ook pas toen ze langer de zijne was."

-Anjet Daanje, Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris

"Een uur is een object, zo lijkt het, waarvan ze de omvang inschat aan de hand van wat haar ogen zien, en hier is niets dan duisternis, als een nachtkaars is de tijd gedoofd."

-Anjet Daanje, Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris

"Alleen vanaf de drempel kijkend naar onze versimpelde, geordende wereld der grote dingen, ervaren we verandering, en dus Tijd. Die Tijd is het gevolg van ons onvermogen om de wereld te zien zoals hij…"

-Anjet Daanje, Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris

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23. 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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24. The City and Its Uncertain Walls

By: Haruki Murakami

3.82

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

'Truth is not found in fixed stillness, but in ceaseless change/movement. Isn't this the quintessen… read more

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"Vielleicht ist das einer der Problempunkte an der Ewigkeit. Dass man nun mal nicht weiß, wohin man sich fortan wenden soll. Aber was ist eine Liebe wert, die nicht nach Ewigkeit strebt?"

-Haruki Murakami, The City and Its Uncertain Walls

"Später war er so freundlich, mir in einem Satz zu erklären, warum er im Alltag immer einen Rock trug. "Vor allem fühle ich mich, wenn ich einen Rock trage, wie die Zeilen eines schönen Gedichts."

-Haruki Murakami, The City and Its Uncertain Walls

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25. Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.99

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for … read more

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"Life, too, passes through difficult winters. But after any winter, spring will follow..."

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

"Standing there together next to the tracks as the trains roared and whooshed past for what seemed like for ever, Kinuyo hugged Kazu tightly and stroked her head until she stopped crying. As time pass…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

"La señora Kōtake estaba impactada porque su propio cuerpo también estaba inmerso en esa especie de vaivén, fundiéndose con el vapor del café. Cuando se dio cuenta, todo lo que había a su alrededor es…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

"If I had led a sad life as a result of my sister's death, then it would have been as if her death had caused it. So, I thought I mustn't allow that to happen. I swore to myself that I would make sure…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

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26. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

By: Michiko Aoyama

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel show… read more

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27. Het schaarse licht

By: Nino Haratischwili

4.43

Format: 780 pages, Paperback

‘Hier staan we, het trio dat is ontsnapt, dat de sprong naar het heden heeft gemaakt, wij, de overl… read more

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"Er is geen zin, nergens, in niets. Je geeft zelf zin aan wie je bent en aan wat je doet. Je geeft zin aan degene van wie je houdt."

-Nino Haratischwili, Het schaarse licht

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28. Gebied 19

By: Esther Gerritsen

3.35

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

De dag na zijn bruiloft wordt Tomas alleen wakker. Zijn vrouw is nergens te bekennen, terwijl haar … read more

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29. 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

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30. Crepitio di stelle

By: Jón Kalman Stefánsson

3.90

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

Un grande romanzo sull’amore, la poesia e la memoria. Una storia famigliare che va dall’inizio del … read more

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"Cerchi il principio e intanto racconti una storia, forse per non pensare che non esiste nessun cielo. Nessun inizio, nessuna fine, solo un moto incessante, una distanza infinita e nient'altro. Certo,…"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Crepitio di stelle

"Bella parola, "intenzione", e fa bene pronunciarla a voce alta mentre la terra sfreccia senza meta per tutto l'universo. È la parola più bella di una lingua, tranne forse "vieni". Intenzione, dice un…"

-Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Crepitio di stelle

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31. De brug der dromen en andere verhalen

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

3.69

Format: 508 pages, Kindle Edition

Junichiro Tanizaki was een van de voornaamste Japanse auteurs van de twintigste eeuw. Hij verwierf … read more

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