Japan
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The Ten Loves of Nishino
$16.00 Add to cartWINNER 2020 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE
Best-selling and beloved Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami (The Nakano Thrift Shop) tells the story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten remarkable women who h
- Author: Kawakami, Hiromi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 04 2019
- ISBN10: 1609455339
- Language: English
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Idol, Burning
$24.99 Add to cart“Akari’s obsession is fatalistic and intense, and Usami’s prose (translated by Asa Yoneda) renders it and the hold it has on her tenuous life ably and affectingly. . . . it will especially resonate wi
- Author: Usami, Rin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0063213281
- Language: English
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The Thorn Puller
$18.95 Add to cartIntroducing Hiromi Ito, an award-winning Japanese author who has been compared to Haruki Murakami and Yoko Tawada.
- Author: Ito, Hiromi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: December 13 2022
- ISBN10: 173762530X
- Language: English
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Fear and Trembling
$16.00 Add to cartAlternately disturbing and hilarious, unbelievable and shatteringly convincing, Am lie Nothomb’s Fear and Trembling will keep readers clutching tight to the pages of this taut little novel, caught up
- Author: Nothomb, Amelie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 18 2002
- ISBN10: 0312288573
- Language: English
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Idoru
$8.99 Read more“The best novel William Gibson has ever written about the world we’re entering daily. Neuromancer made Gibson famous; Idoru cements that fame.”–The Washington Post Book World
21st century Tokyo, afte- Series: Bridge Trilogy #2
- Author: Gibson, William
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0425158640
- Language: English
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The Lost Future of Pepperharrow
$19.00 Read moreNatasha Pulley’s Watchmaker of Filigree Street captivated readers with its charming blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and steampunk. Now, Pulley revisits her beloved characters in a sequel that sw
- Author: Pulley, Natasha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1635576547
- Language: English
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Sabikui Bisco, Vol. 6 (Light Novel): Miraculous Final Cut
$15.00 Read moreLIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Kurokawa is back from the dead and once again tormenting the citizens of Imihama. But when Bisco and Milo catch a bizarre TV broadcast, they realize the evil governor’s reign o… [more below]
- Series: Sabikui Bisco (Light Novel) #6
- Author: Cobkubo, Shinji
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1975336917
- Language: English
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Kokoro
$16.99 Add to cartKokoro (1914) is a novel by Natsume Sōseki. Set during a period of modernization in Japan, Kokoro is a story of family, faith, and tragedy that explores timeless themes of isolation and identity.
- Series: Mint Editions–Voices from API
- Author: S?seki, Natsume
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: April 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1513208926
- Language: English
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Hollow Regalia, Vol. 3 (Light Novel): All Hell Breaks Loose
$15.00 Read moreWhen Iroha’s channel surpasses a million views overnight, Yahiro and the others know the reason can’t be anything good. As it turns out, a sleuthstreamer called Yamadou has exposed her as a dragon med
- Series: Hollow Regalia (Light Novel) #3
- Author: Mikumo, Gakuto
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 197537262X
- Language: English
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Japanese Legends and Folklore: Samurai Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends, Fairy Tales and Historical Accounts
$14.99 Add to cartJapanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about … [more below]
- Author: Mitford, A. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 4805315016
- Language: English
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Sabikui Bisco, Vol. 5 (Light Novel)
$15.00 Read moreWE’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOW… Hot on the trail of their friend-turned-foe, Shishi, the new leader of the Benibishi, Bisco and Milo find themselves all the way in northern Japan. But how are they su
- Series: Sabikui Bisco (Light Novel) #5
- Author: Cobkubo, Shinji
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 1975336895
- Language: English
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The Street of a Thousand Blossoms
$21.00 Add to cartGail Tsukiyama’s The Street of a Thousand Blossoms is a powerfully moving masterpiece about tradition and change, loss and renewal, and love and family from a glorious storyteller at the height of he
- Author: Tsukiyama, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 05 2008
- ISBN10: 0312384777
- Language: English
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Monkey New Writing from Japan: Volume 4: Music
$20.00 Read moreFor fans of Japanese literature (Haruki Murakami and more) and readers who want to be introduced to exciting new writers.
MONKEY New Writing from Japan is an annual anthology that showcases the best o
- Series: Monkey New Writing from Japan
- Author: Goossen, Ted
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1737625385
- Language: English
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At the Edge of the Woods
$16.95 Add to cart“Balances wonder and disquiet with incomparable grace and precision…Ono continues to captivate.” –Bryan Washington, author of Memorial
In an unnamed foreign country, a family of three is settling in
- Author: Ono, Masatsugu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1949641287
- Language: English
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The Goddess Chronicle
$16.00 Read moreOn an island in the shape of a teardrop live two sisters. One is admired far and wide, the other lives in her shadow. One is the Oracle, the other is destined for the Underworld.
But what will happen- Series: Canons
- Author: Kirino, Natsuo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1786899175
- Language: English
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The Best Japanese Short Stories: Works by 14 Modern Masters: Kawabata, Akutagawa and More
$14.99 Add to cartAn anthology of the greatest stories by modern Japanese masters (including previously overlooked women writers)!
Fourteen distinct voices are assembled in this one-of-a-kind anthology tracing a nation- Author: Dunlop, Lane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 4805317299
- Language: English
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Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook
$85.00 Add to cart“Pollock knows the country’s design history well and the key role that design has in Japanese society. . . . In nearly 500 fully illustrated pages, she profiles 70 architects and designers.” —Archite… [more below]
- Author: Pollock, Naomi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1419750542
- Language: English
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Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartJapan is arguably today’s most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products–from animated m… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Goto-Jones, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199235694
- Language: English
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Newcomer: A Mystery
$25.00 Add to cartInternational bestseller Keigo Higashino returns with his latest mindbender–Newcomer–as newly transferred Tokyo Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga is assigned to a perplexing murder.
A woman is found m- Series: Kyoichiro Kaga #2
- Author: Higashino, Keigo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1250235405
- Language: English
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The Aosawa Murders
$14.95 Read moreSelected by NYT as one of MOST NOTABLE BOOKS of 2020.
On a stormy summer day the Aosawas, owners of a prominent local hospital, host a large birthday party. The occasion turns into tragedy when 17 peo
- Author: Onda, Riku
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1912242249
- Language: English
