13 Best classics books like A Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Paul McCarthy

Cover of A Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Paul McCarthy

A Cat, a Man, and Two Women

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Paul McCarthy

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

O leitor tem nas suas maos um conjunto de pequenas obras-primas de um dos maiores escritores japone…

If you liked the classics plot in A Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Paul McCarthy , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy by Osamu Dazai, Ralph F. McCarthy

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

Similar categories in Osamu Dazai's Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy book and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's A Cat, a Man, and Two Women

  • classics
  • literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • 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

Cover of A New Hamlet by Osamu Dazai, Owen Cooney

2. A New Hamlet

By: Osamu Dazai , Owen Cooney

3.69

Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition

The Tragedy of Hamlet is the consummate tale of an introspective melancholic struggling to come to … read more

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"The true substance of love lies in the act of howling words of love with a desperation of a man jumping into the high seas."

-Osamu Dazai, A New Hamlet

Cover of Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai, Allison Markin Powell, Adam L. Kern, None

3. 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
  • literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • 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

Cover of And Then by Natsume Sōseki, Norma Moore Field, 吴树文

4. And Then

By: Natsume Sōseki , Norma Moore Field , 吴树文

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

And Then, ranked as one of Soseki Natsume's most insightful and stirring novels, tells the story of… read more

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  • classics
  • literature
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
Cover of Dul by Jean-Louis Fournier, Can Belge

5. Dul

By: Jean-Louis Fournier , Can Belge

3.51

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

"Artik dulum. 12 Kasim gunu Sylvie oldu. Cok uzucu. Bu sene indirimli satislara birlikte gidemeyece… read more

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  • literature
Cover of Bells of Nagasaki by Takashi Nagai

6. 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

Similar categories in Takashi Nagai's Bells of Nagasaki book and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's A Cat, a Man, and Two Women

  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of Run, Melos! and Other Stories by Osamu Dazai, Ralph F. McCarthy

7. Run, Melos! and Other Stories

By: Osamu Dazai , Ralph F. McCarthy

3.66

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

Nei Rong Shao Jie [serinunteiusuyo, Si moSi nuzo. Jun toYi Xu niSi nasetekure] taimurimitsutohaRi M… read more

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  • classics
  • literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of A Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Paul McCarthy

8. A Cat, a Man, and Two Women

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Paul McCarthy

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

O leitor tem nas suas maos um conjunto de pequenas obras-primas de um dos maiores escritores japone… read more

Similar categories in Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's A Cat, a Man, and Two Women book and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's A Cat, a Man, and Two Women

  • classics
  • literature
  • cats
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of The Wild Geese by Ōgai Mori, Sanford Goldstein, Kingo Ochiai

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

Similar categories in Ōgai Mori's The Wild Geese book and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's A Cat, a Man, and Two Women

  • literature
  • japanese literature
  • classics
  • fiction

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. Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

By: Lafcadio Hearn

3.85

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

"Kwaidan" translates from the Japanese as weird tales, which perfectly describes these haunting sto… read more

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12. The Three-Cornered World

By: Natsume Sōseki , None

4.32

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

"An artist abandons city life to wander into the mountains to meditate, but when he decides to stay… read more

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13. The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

By: Matsuo Bashō , None

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his atte… read more

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14. 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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Cover of Şeytanın Çırağı by Shirō Hamao

15. Şeytanın Çırağı

By: Shirō Hamao

3.81

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

“Sayın Savcı Tsuchida, bir katil zanlısı olarak burada tutuluyorum. Fakat belki de aslında katil be… read more

Similar categories in Shirō Hamao's Şeytanın Çırağı book and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's A Cat, a Man, and Two Women

  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • japan
  • japanese literature
Cover of Aynalar Cehennemi ve Diğer Öyküler by Edogawa Rampo

16. 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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  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • japan
  • japanese literature
Cover of Pandora's Box by Osamu Dazai

17. 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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  • classics
  • literature
  • japanese literature
  • fiction
  • japan
"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

Cover of Gorączka złotych rybek by Kanoko Okamoto

18. 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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  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • japan
  • japanese literature
Cover of Büyücü ve Diğer Gotik Öyküler by Kyōka Izumi

19. 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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  • japanese literature
  • classics
  • short stories
  • japan
Cover of Küçük Yuvarlak Taşlar by Melisa Kesmez

20. Küçük Yuvarlak Taşlar

By: Melisa Kesmez

4.34

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

“Toprak ayağımızın altında yumuşacık, kırmızı. Bacaklarımızı ısıran dikenlere aldırmıyoruz. Çalılar… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Ginza Ghost by Keikichi Ōsaka

21. The Ginza Ghost

By: Keikichi Ōsaka

3.68

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The Japanese form of Golden Age detective fiction was re-launched in the early 1980s as shin honkak… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • japan
  • japanese literature

12 must-read fiction books like A Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Paul McCarthy

Transform Your Habits

Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

Osamu Dazai , Ralph F. McCarthy

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Schoolgirl

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

4.02

Transform Your Habits

And Then

Natsume Sōseki , Norma Moore Field , 吴树文

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Run, Melos! and Other Stories

Osamu Dazai , Ralph F. McCarthy

3.66

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23 must-read fiction books like Şeytanın Çırağı by Shirō Hamao

Transform Your Habits

Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

Osamu Dazai , Ralph F. McCarthy

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Schoolgirl

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

4.02

Transform Your Habits

And Then

Natsume Sōseki , Norma Moore Field , 吴树文

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Rashomon and Other Stories

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Takashi Kojima

3.78

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