Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series)
By: Kafū Nagai , Stephen Snyder
3.33
Format: 170 pages,
Originally published in 1918, Rivalryis regarded as the masterpiece of Nagai Kafu, a Japanese novel…
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1. Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy
By: Osamu Dazai , Ralph F. McCarthy
3.74
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Blue Bamboo is a collection of seven short stories by one of Japan's preeminent postwar writers and… read more
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- literature
- asia
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- japan
"When you find yourself looking ridiculous, reasoning isn't worth a damn."-Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy
"Any connoisseur knows you've got to be drunk to really enjoy a good romance."-Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy
"It seems that when people are in a state of euphoria, they don’t always notice the suffering of others."-Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy
"It would seem that the more irresponsible and crafty one is, the more likely one is to have a talent for storytelling."-Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy
2. 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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3. Rashomon and Other Stories
By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Takashi Kojima
3.78
Format: 479 pages, Paperback
Writing at the beginning of the twentieth century, Ryunosuke Akutagawa created disturbing stories o… read more
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4. Bells of Nagasaki
By: Takashi Nagai
4.03
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Among the wounded on the day they dropped the bomb on Nagasaki was a young doctor who, though sick … read more
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- japanese literature
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5. Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series)
By: Kafū Nagai , Stephen Snyder
3.33
Format: 170 pages,
Originally published in 1918, Rivalryis regarded as the masterpiece of Nagai Kafu, a Japanese novel… read more
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- literature
- asia
- japanese literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- japan
6. Quicksand
By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Howard Hibbett
3.33
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
From one of the greatest writers of twentieth-century Japan comes a silkily nuanced novel of erotic… read more
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- classics
- asia
- japanese literature
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- fiction
7. İçimizdeki Şeytan
By: Sabahattin Ali
4.33
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
"Isteyip istemedigimi dogru durust bilmedigim, fakat neticesi aleyhime cikarsa istemedigimi iddia e… read more
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8. The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi & Arrowroot
By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Anthony H. Chambers
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
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- historical fiction
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9. The Wild Geese
By: Ōgai Mori , Sanford Goldstein , Kingo Ochiai
4.25
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
In The Wild Geese, prominent Japanese novelist Ogai Mori offers a poignant story of unfulfilled lov… read more
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10. Tales of Moonlight and Rain
By: Ueda Akinari , Anthony H. Chambers
3.87
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celeb… read more
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11. Geisha, a Life
By: Mineko Iwasaki , Rande Brown
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
"No woman in the three-hundred-year history of the karyukai has ever come forward in public to tell… read more
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12. 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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13. Autobiography of a Geisha
By: Sayo Masuda , None
3.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
The glamorous world of big-city geisha is familiar to many readers, but little has been written of … read more
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14. The Flowering Spirit: Classic Teachings on the Art of No
By: William Scott Wilson , Zeami
3.69
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The Flowering Spiritis a new translation of Fushikaden, the 15thcentury classic text by Zeami, foun… read more
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15. 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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16. The Makioka Sisters
By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
4.04
Format: 538 pages, Paperback
In Osaka in the years immediately before World War II, four aristocratic women try to preserve a wa… read more
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17. Aynalar Cehennemi ve Diğer Öyküler
By: Edogawa Rampo
4.15
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
“Zekice hileler icat ettikçe, herhalde sanatçıların eser yaratırken hissettiği mutluluğu; hilemi ha… read more
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- japan
18. Pandora's Box
By: Osamu Dazai
3.63
Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition
The war is over. Japan is defeated. Together with his country, a young man must rebuild his life. H… read more
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"This cry was old until yesterday. Today, however, this is the newest free thought. The reason of then years ago differs from the reason of today. That is not mysticism after all. It is the innate lov…"-Osamu Dazai, Pandora's Box
19. Gorączka złotych rybek
By: Kanoko Okamoto
3.47
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Opowieść o obsesji i poszukiwaniu idealnego piękna pióra jednej z niezwykle interesujących osobowoś… read more
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20. Büyücü ve Diğer Gotik Öyküler
By: Kyōka Izumi
3.32
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Büyücü ve Diğer Gotik Öyküler’de Japon gotik edebiyatının en başarılı uzun öykülerinden biri olarak… read more
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21. The Flowers of Buffoonery
By: Osamu Dazai
3.83
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba—the narrator of No Longer Hu… read more
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"But in my softness I find peace, however fleeting."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"Hacían reír a otros. Querían provocar la risa en otros a cualquier precio, incluso a costa de su propio dolor."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"It was only natural for Yozo to vacillate when asked about the reason behind his suicide – it was everything to him."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"The next morning was peaceful and clear. The sea was calm. White smoke from the volcano on Oshima, just above the horizon, drifted up into the sky. Never mind. I hate describing scenery."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
