9 Best classics books like Sobre la decadencia by Ango Sakaguchi

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Sobre la decadencia

By: Ango Sakaguchi

3.98

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

«Tocar fondo es la única manera de restaurar la vida en todo su esplendor» Un ensayo fundamental pa…

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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

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2. Los santos inocentes

By: Miguel Delibes

4.12

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

Un relato a un tiempo realista, poético y trágico que contiene algunas de las mejores páginas del g… read more

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  • classics
Cover of In Praise of Shadows by Edward G. Seidensticker, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Thomas J. Harper, Charles Moore, None

3. In Praise of Shadows

By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima

4. 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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  • japanese literature
  • japan
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5. Kitchen

By: Banana Yoshimoto , Megan Backus

3.66

Format: 296 pages,

Banana Yoshimoto's novels have made her a sensation in Japan and all over the world, and Kitchen, t… read more

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  • japanese literature
Cover of I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison, Theodore Sturgeon

6. I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

By: Harlan Ellison , Theodore Sturgeon

3.90

Format: 134 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published in 1967 and re-issued in 1983, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream contains seven sto… read more

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  • classics
"I have no mouth. And I must scream..."

-Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

"i loooveee ted i loove ted s much he is soooo hot"

-Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

"Gespräche behagten ihm ebenso wenig wie das Leben."

-Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

"I am ... cogito ergo sum ... I think, therefore I am."

-Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

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7. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Robert Mighall

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

'He put the glass to his lips and drank at one gulp... his face became suddenly black and the featu… read more

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  • classics
"I was still cursed with my duality of purpose."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

"Don't you know Poole, you and I are about to place ourselves in a position of some peril?"

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

"I saw what I saw, I heard what I heard, and my soul sickened at it; and yet now when that sight has faded from my eyes, I ask myself if I believe it, and I cannot answer."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

"Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and raged. With a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting body, tasting delight from every blow; and it was not till weariness had begun to succeed, that …"

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

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8. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

By: Yukio Mishima , John Nathan

3.85

Format: 181 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679750154 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the… read more

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"إن الخطر، هو الحياة"

-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

"To Ryuji the smile seemed as brittle as fine glass crystal and very dangerous"

-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

"The only people in this world I really trust are my fans - even if they do forget you so fast."

-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

"حتى وإن أبحرت سنوات عديدة، لن تعتاد يوماً على العواصف، وفي كل مرة تتساءل إن كنت ستودع الحياة"."

-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

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9. Battle Royale

By: Koushun Takami , Yuji Oniki

None

Format: 624 pages, Paperback

Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: a class of jun… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • japan
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Paul Hammond

10. Whatever

By: Michel Houellebecq , Paul Hammond

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Just thirty, with a well-paid job, depression and no love life, the narrator and anti-hero par exce… read more

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"En su lugar, una víbora ya se habría suicidado."

-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever

"Me considero un tipo normal. Bueno, puede que no exactamente, pero ¿Quién lo es exactamente? Digamos que soy normal al 80%."

-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever

"Il me dit: « Vous avez dû avoir peur. » Je réponds oui pour ne pas faire d'histoires, mais en fait je n'ai pas eu peur du tout, j'ai juste eu l'impression que j'allais crever dans les prochaines minu…"

-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever

"Een vrouw die in de handen van de psychoanalytici is gevallen wordt totaal en voorgoed onbruikbaar. Dat fenomeen moet niet als een neveneffect van de psychoanalyse worden beschouwd maar wel degelijk …"

-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever

11. The Setting Sun

By: Osamu Dazai , Donald Keene

4.36

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

The post-war period in Japan was one of immense social change as Japanese society adjusted to the s… read more

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12. 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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  • 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

13. 文豪ストレイドッグス 1 [Bungō Stray Dogs 1]

By: Kafka Asagiri , Sango Harukawa , 朝霧 カフカ , None

5.00

Format: 646 pages, Paperback

Gu Er Yuan woZhui waretaQing Nian Zhong Dao Dun ha, toaruZi Sha Zhi Yuan noNan woZhu keru. Nan noMi… read more

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14. La vida es sueño

By: Pedro Calderón de la Barca , None

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

He aqui la creacion mas lograda y de caracter mas universal de Calderon. La vida es suenoes, en sin… read more

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15. El túnel

By: None

5.00

Format: None pages,

Breve e intensa novela publicada en 1948, este logrado fruto de la denominada "literatura existenci… read more

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16. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

A short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It begins with a man walking St. Petersburg's … read more

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  • classics
"I want to suffer so that I may love."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

"How anxiously I yearned for those I had forsake"

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

"how anxiously I yearned for those I had forsaken."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

"أصبحت فجأة لا أغضب من الناس، بل ما عدت ألاحظ وجودهم."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

17. 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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18. Mathilda

By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

4.10

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

Mary Shelley's "Matilda" - suppressed for over a century - tells the story of a woman alienated fro… read more

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19. Out

By: Natsuo Kirino , Stephen Snyder

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Natsuo Kirino's novel tells a story of random violence in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mothe… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • japan
"...I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."

-Natsuo Kirino, Out

"And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."

-Natsuo Kirino, Out

"I'm desperate for money'. She said. And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."

-Natsuo Kirino, Out

"I'm desperate for money'. She said. 'And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you'. (Yoshie Azuma)"

-Natsuo Kirino, Out

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20. The Cat Who Saved Books

By: Sōsuke Natsukawa

3.72

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

The Cat Who Saved Books is a heart-warming story about finding courage, caring for others – and the… read more

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  • japan
"But time is merciless in its passing."

-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

"Books have souls,’ repeated the cat softly. ‘A cherished book will always have a soul. It will come to its reader’s aid in times of crisis."

-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

"In today's world, a lot of what should be obvious has been turned upside down. The weak are used as stepping stones and those in need are taken advantage of. People just caught up in this pattern. No…"

-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

"Being able to express shallow words of sympathy in a sweet voice doesn't make someone a caring, compassionate soul. What's important is the ability to have empathy for another human being--to be able…"

-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

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21. Mañana y tarde

By: Jon Fosse

3.88

Format: 102 pages, Paperback

Un niño que se llamará Johannes llega al mundo. Fallece un anciano llamado Johannes. Entre estos do… read more

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"Ahora tú también estás muerto, Johannes, dice Peter Te moriste esta mañana, dice Y como yo era tu mejor amigo, me enviaron a recogerte, dice Pero ¿por qué hemos pescado cangrejos? dice Johannes Tenía…"

-Jon Fosse, Mañana y tarde

"Vart ska vi fara? säger Johannes Nej nu frågar du som om du fortfarande var vid liv, säger Peter Inte till någon plats? säger Johannes Nej dit vi nu ska, det är inte någon plats, och därför har den h…"

-Jon Fosse, Mañana y tarde

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22. August Blue

By: Deborah Levy

3.68

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from the Booker Prize finalist Deborah Levy, the celebrated author of The Man Who Saw E… read more

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"We agreed that whatever happened next in the world, we would still rub conditioner into our hair after we washed it and comb it through to the ends, we would soften our lips with rose-, strawberry-, …"

-Deborah Levy, August Blue

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23. Goodbye, Eri

By: Tatsuki Fujimoto

4.34

Format: 202 pages, None

With his mother dying, Yuta attempts to capture her last days on his phone. After her death, Yuta h… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • japan
"It's missing a pinch of fantasy, don't you think?"

-Tatsuki Fujimoto, Goodbye, Eri

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24. Grass

By: Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

4.52

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

This true story of a Korean comfort woman documents how the atrocity of war devastates women’s live… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Frágiles ramas que tiemblan en las postrimerías del largo invierno. Dentro albergan la energía de una vida nueva que pronto brotará y abrirá grietas en la corteza La tierra despertará de su hibernaci…"

-Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, Grass

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25. El abismo del olvido

By: Paco Roca

4.81

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Paco Roca viaja a nuestro pasado con El abismo del olvido para recuperar junto al periodista Rodrig… read more

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  • nonfiction
"La democracia se cimentó sobre el olvido"

-Paco Roca, El abismo del olvido

Cover of Hanakotoba, el lenguaje de las flores by Alex Pler

26. Hanakotoba, el lenguaje de las flores

By: Alex Pler

4.54

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Pequeño diccionario japonés para las cosas sin nombre. El japonés tiene fama de ser un idioma am… read more

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  • japan
Cover of El poeta que rugió a la luna y se convirtió en tigre by Atsushi Nakajima

27. El poeta que rugió a la luna y se convirtió en tigre

By: Atsushi Nakajima

3.94

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

En esta primera traducción al español de uno de sus libros, los lectores tendrán la oportunidad de … read more

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"El instante más miserable, furioso y horrible es cuando veo a través de mi espíritu humano las crueles acciones que he cometido y reflexiono sobre mi propio destino"

-Atsushi Nakajima, El poeta que rugió a la luna y se convirtió en tigre

Cover of Los sables y otros relatos by Yukio Mishima

28. Los sables y otros relatos

By: Yukio Mishima

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

“Los sables” es uno de los libros fundamentales en la obra del escritor japonés Yukio Mishima. Reco… read more

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  • japanese literature
Cover of ソウルイーター 9 [Soul Eater 9] by Atsushi Ohkubo

29. ソウルイーター 9 [Soul Eater 9]

By: Atsushi Ohkubo

4.38

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

熱き“魂”、伝えるのは拳。 死武專を脅かすメデューサの甘い罠…。惑うクロナの心に差すは光か闇か?そして、「大魔道師エイボン」の魔道具“BREW”を巡り、死武專とアラクノフォビアの戦争が勃発!! read more

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30. Sobre la decadencia

By: Ango Sakaguchi

3.98

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

«Tocar fondo es la única manera de restaurar la vida en todo su esplendor» Un ensayo fundamental pa… read more

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  • classics
  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
  • japan

13 Best japanese literature books like Sobre la decadencia by Ango Sakaguchi

Transform Your Habits

Schoolgirl

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

4.02

Transform Your Habits

In Praise of Shadows

Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None

4.75

Transform Your Habits

Confessions of a Mask

Yukio Mishima

2.57

Transform Your Habits

Kitchen

Banana Yoshimoto , Megan Backus

3.66

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5 Top nonfiction books like Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

Transform Your Habits

Los surcos del azar

Paco Roca

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Grass

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

4.52

Transform Your Habits

El abismo del olvido

Paco Roca

4.81

Transform Your Habits

La compañera

Agustina Guerrero

4.53

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