The Human Chair
By: Edogawa Rampo
4.32
Format: 20 pages, Paperback
A short story about a chair that holds a dark secret.
Want to Read $ 2.00"Could it be that in the end, we Japanese are unable to feel true love for any except our fellow Japanese?"-Edogawa Rampo, The Human Chair
"Could it be that in the end, we Japanese are unable to feel true love for any except our fellow Japanese?"-Edogawa Rampo, The Human Chair
If you liked the short stories plot in The Human Chair by Edogawa Rampo , here is a list of 11 books like this:
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
- short stories
- fiction
- japan
- japanese literature
"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
2. Flesh-Colored Horror; 肉色の怪; Niku Iro no Kai
By: Junji Ito
3.98
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Flesh-Colored Horror [肉色の怪 nikuiro no kai, Flesh-Colored Mystery] is the third volume in the Horror… read more
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- horror
- short stories
- japanese literature
- fiction
- manga
- japan
3. Hell Screen
By: Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
4.20
Format: 58 pages, Paperback
"There can be no doubt that Akutagawa had more individuality than any other writer of his time and… read more
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- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- japanese literature
- horror
- japan
"He was said to have survived starvation by eating human flesh, after which he had the strength to tear out the antlers of a living stag with his bare hands."-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen
"People used to say that on moonless nights Her Ladyship's broad-skirted scarlet trousers would glide eerily along the outdoor corridor, never touching the floor."-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen
"I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight of a woman suffering in them were giving him joy b…"-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen
"Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though - might I say? - the sun itself had crashed to earth, spewing its heavenly fire…"-Jay Rubin, Hell Screen
4. La bailarina
By: Ōgai Mori , Yoko Ogihara , Fernando Cordobés
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Hermosa alegoria sobre el amor y la renuncia, La bailarinaes una de las piezas mas delicadas del ja… read more
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- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- japan
- japanese literature
5. ZOO
By: Otsuichi , Terry Gallagher
4.08
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
A man receives a photo of his girlfriend every day in the mail...so that he can keep track of her b… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- thriller
- japanese literature
- japan
6. In a Grove
By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
4.04
Format: 192 pages,
"In a Grove" (Sou noZhong , Yabu no Naka?) is a short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, first appearing… read more
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- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- japanese literature
- mystery
- japan
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
- short stories
- fiction
- japan
- japanese literature
8. The Tell-Tale Heart
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Byron Glaser , None
4.24
Format: 31 pages, Library Binding
A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this cl… read more
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- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- thriller
"would a madman have been so wise as this?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"Basta ya de fingir, malvados! -aullé-. ¡Confieso que lo maté! ¡Levanten esos tablones! ¡Ahí… ahí! ¡Donde está latiendo su horrible corazón!"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
9. River of Stars: Selected Poems
By: Sam Hamill , Akiko Yosano , Keiko Matsui Gibson
4.00
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Yosano Akiko (1878-942) is one of the most famous Japanese writers of the twentieth century. She is… read more
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- classics
- japanese literature
- japan
10. Rashoumon
By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , None
3.70
Format: 32 pages, ebook
"Rashomon" (Japanese: Luo Sheng Men ) is a short story by Akutagawa Ryunosuke based on tales from t… read more
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11. La Oruga
By: Edogawa Rampo , Suehiro Maruo
3.72
Format: 640 pages, Paperback
En 1905, un prestigioso militar regresa a casa de la Guerra Ruso-Japonesa terriblemente mutilado. H… read more
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12. 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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13. 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
- classics
- fiction
- 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
14. Yami No Koe
By: Junji Ito
2.18
Format: 166 pages,
Yi Teng Run Er noZui Xin Kan ! Kong Bu noLi niRen Jian noAi shimigaaru. Kong Bu noLi niSheng kiruok… read more
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15. The Human Chair
By: Edogawa Rampo
4.32
Format: 20 pages, Paperback
A short story about a chair that holds a dark secret. read more
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- classics
- short stories
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- thriller
- manga
- adult
- japanese literature
- japan
"Could it be that in the end, we Japanese are unable to feel true love for any except our fellow Japanese?"-Edogawa Rampo, The Human Chair
16. 文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST 4 (Bungo Stray Dogs: Beast Manga, #4)
By: Kafka Asagiri
4.76
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
白と黒が辿った、もう一つの文豪ストレイドッグス──完結。 譲れぬ誓いを胸に、死力を尽くして激突する芥川と敦。激闘の果てに、二人はこの世界の真実を知ることになる──。大人気『文スト』IFストーリ… read more
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- mystery
- manga
- fiction
17. The Poems of Nakahara Chuya
By: Chūya Nakahara
4.30
Format: 146 pages, Paperback
Born in 1907, Nakahara Chuya was one of the most gifted and colourful of Japan’s early modern poets… read more
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- classics
- japanese literature
- fiction
- adult
- japan
"Song of the Sheep (to Yasuhara Yoshihiro) III She trusted me completely, confided in me completely, her heart was the colour of an orange; that tenderness did not overflow, nor did it cringe away, li…"-Chūya Nakahara, The Poems of Nakahara Chuya
"Image (II) Over every extinguished past, tears gush out. The castle wall is desiccated; the wind blows. The grass waves; over the hills, across the fields no rest; white angels countenances do not ap…"-Chūya Nakahara, The Poems of Nakahara Chuya
"Quietude Nothing visits me; my heart is quiet. It was Sunday’s roofed school paths, - everyone gone to the meadow. The floorboards have a cold shine, small birds are singing in the garden. The half-s…"-Chūya Nakahara, The Poems of Nakahara Chuya
"Lost Hope Vanishing into the dark sky, my young day’s blazing hope. Like a summer night’s star, even now visible far off in the sky, even now. Vanishing into the dark sky, my young day’s dreams and h…"-Chūya Nakahara, The Poems of Nakahara Chuya
18. 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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- short stories
- fiction
- japan
- japanese literature
"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
19. 文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST 3 (Bungo Stray Dogs: BEAST, #3)
By: Kafka Asagiri
4.63
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
武装探偵社VSポートマフィア、遂に全面衝突──!! 捜し求めていた妹・銀がポートマフィアのアジトにいることを知った芥川は、仲間の制止を振り切り、単身で正面から乗り込んでいく。遂に四年半越しの再… read more
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- mystery
- manga
- fiction
20. 文豪ストレイドッグス BEAST 2
By: Kafka Asagiri
4.61
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
妹を取り戻す為、芥川に課せられた第一の試練。それは──田植え!? 妹を捜し出す為の条件として、探偵社の面々から個別に提示された条件を達成するように告げられた芥川。早速、探偵社の一員・宮沢賢治が… read more
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- mystery
- manga
- fiction
21. Layers of Fear
By: Junji Ito
4.27
Format: 36 pages, None
A one-shot about a strange curse visited on a family after an archaeological dig. After a sufferin… read more
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- horror
- short stories
- japanese literature
- fiction
- manga
