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  • And Then

    by Soseki Natsume ...
    Translated by Norma Moore Field ...
    **A stirring and insightful novel from an author Japan Quarterly calls "a Japanese writer of genius."**From beloved author Soseki Natsume, And Then tells the story of Daisuke, a man in his twenties who is struggling with his personal purpose and identity as well as the changing social landscape of Meiji-era Japan. As Japan enters the 20th Century, ancient customs give way to Western ideals, and ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

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  • Sanshiro

    by Natsume Soseki ...
    Translated by Jay Rubin ...
    One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving the sleepy countryside for the first time in his life to experience the constantly moving 'real world' of Tokyo, its women and university. In the subtle tension between our appreciation of Soseki's lively humour and our awareness of Sanshiro's doomed innocence, the novel comes to life. Sanshiro is ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • Kusamakura

    by Natsume Soseki ...
    Translated by Meredith McKinney ...
    A stunning new English translation—the first in more than forty years—of a major novel by the father of modern Japanese fictionNatsume Soseki's Kusamakura—meaning “grass pillow”—follows its nameless young artist-narrator on a meandering walking tour of the mountains. At the inn at a hot spring resort, he has a series of mysterious encounters with Nami, the lovely young daughter of the ... Read more

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  • Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life

    by Lafcadio Hearn ...
    Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life is Lafcadio Hearn’s introspective look into the emotional and spiritual dimensions of Japanese life. Through a series of essays, Hearn attempts to capture the essence of kokoro, a Japanese term meaning “heart,” “mind,” or “spirit.” This work delves into the values, emotions, and social subtleties that shape Japanese thought and behavior, exploring ... Read more

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  • The Gate

    Translated by William F. Sibley ...
    by Natsume Soseki ...
    An NYRB Calssics OriginalA humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families’ consent, and unable to have children of their own, Sōsuke and Oyone find the delicate equilibrium of their household upset by a new obligation to meet the educational ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Beauty and Sadness

    by Yasunari Kawabata ...
    Series series Vintage International
    The successful writer Oki has reached middle age and is filled with regrets. He returns to Kyoto to find Otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair many years before, and discovers that she is now a painter, living with a younger woman as her lover. Otoko has continued to love Oki and has never forgotten him, but his return unsettles not only her but also her young lover. This is a ... Read more

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  • Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan

    by Yasushi Inoue ...
    Translated by Yoko Riley ...
    The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan presents an accurate portrait of this era in Japanese history.Originally published in Japanese in 1959, this classic novel by Yasushi Inoue takes place during the Japanese Warring Era (1467-1573)—a time when a fractured Japan was ruled by three powerful young warlords: Takeda Shingen, Iwagawa Yoshimoto and Hojo Ujiyasu. The story focuses on Takeda Shingen and his ... Read more

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  • The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu (Illustrated)

    by Murasaki Shikibu, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 2 - Eastern Treasures
    A lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court of tenth century Japan, Murasaki Shikibu is best known as the author of ‘The Tale of Genji’, the greatest work of Japanese literature and the world’s oldest novel. Celebrated across the world as an enduring classic, it deals with universal human concerns with a timeless voice. It preserves a lost world of ultra-refined and elegant aristocrats, whose ... Read more

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  • Shiokari Pass

    by Ayako Miura ...
    Translated by Bill Fearnehough ...
    Based on a true story, Shiokari Pass is a moving tale of love eclipsed by sacrifice and tragedy.The hero of this Japanese novel is the young and idealistic Nobuo Nagano, who finds himself forced to make a heart-rending decision, when he must choose between his childhood sweetheart, Fujiko, and his newly found Christian faith. Set in Hokkaido at the turn of the nineteenth century, when for the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Wild Geese

    by Ogai Mori ...
    Translated by Sanford Goldstein, Kingo Ochiai ...
    This modern classic, written in 1913, was the source for the highly acclaimed film, The MistressIn The Wild Geese, prominent Japanese novelist Ogai Mori offers a poignant story of unfulfilled love, set against the background of the dizzying social change accompanying the fall of the Meiji regime. The young heroine, Otama, is forced by poverty to become a moneylender's mistress. She is surrounded ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Ronin

    by William Dale Jennings ...
    "A thunderbolt, full of lightning and excitement, one you won't put down until its last extraordinary page." —The Japan TimesThe violence of twelfth-century Japan explodes in this half-legendary, half-true story of a violent man who becomes a folk hero. A heartless savage, the Ronin, or "wandering samurai," slashes his way up from the gutter to wealth, honor and status. In spite of his crime sand ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • At Home in Japan

    A Foreign Woman's Journey of Discovery

    by Rebecca Otowa ...
    "This portrait of Japanese country life reminds us that at its core, a happy and healthy life is based on the bonds of food, family, tradition, community, and the richness of nature" —John Einarsen, Founding Editor and Art Director of Kyoto JournalWhat would it be like to move to Japan, leaving everyone you know behind, to become part of a traditional Japanese household? At Home in Japan tells an ... Read more

    $10.79 USD