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Sukra’s Eyes & Other Tales

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by George Fowler, Gunawan Maryanto, Roswitha Recker ...

Series Book 9 - BTW
German title: Sukras Augen und andere ErzählungenIndonesian title: Mata Sukra dan cerita lainnyaManyof Gunawan Maryanto’s stories are reinterpretations of Javanese literary textswhich themselves were based on or inspired by episodes in the Mahabarata andother ancient Indian texts. Through their retelling, Gunawan shows himself tobe part of a long tradition of self-examination and speculation about ... Read more

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German title: Sukras Augen und andere ErzählungenIndonesian title: Mata Sukra dan cerita lainnyaManyof Gunawan Maryanto’s stories are reinterpretations of Javanese literary textswhich themselves were based on or inspired by episodes in the Mahabarata andother ancient Indian texts. Through their retelling, Gunawan shows himself tobe part of a long tradition of self-examination and speculation about
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The Sound of Water

Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets

Series series Shambhala Centaur Editions
Over 200 of the best haiku poems from Japanese literature, translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators and now in one giftable volumeThe haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. This illustrated collection includes haiku by the great masters from ... Read more

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Over 200 of the best haiku poems from Japanese literature, translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators and now in one giftable volumeThe haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. This illustrated collection includes haiku by the great masters from
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The Gateless Gate

The Classic Book of Zen Koans

by Koun Yamada ...

In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West from Japan, going ... Read more

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In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West from Japan, going
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Night, Again

Contemporary Fiction from Vietnam

Edited by Linh Dinh ...

A couple's scheme to get rich by killing their father backfires, leaving them in charge of a cripple. In heaven, a baby, dead through neglect, tells his playmates: "Life down there is just one long sleep." A young soldier, saved by a stranger, can never again find her to thank her. A man carries a massive clock. Using a variety of techniques and styles, in this collection of twelve short stories ... Read more

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A couple's scheme to get rich by killing their father backfires, leaving them in charge of a cripple. In heaven, a baby, dead through neglect, tells his playmates: "Life down there is just one long sleep." A young soldier, saved by a stranger, can never again find her to thank her. A man carries a massive clock. Using a variety of techniques and styles, in this collection of twelve short stories
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Korean Folk Tales

by Im Bang, Yi Ryuk ...

Wonderful Tales of Imps,Ghosts, and Fairies ... Read more

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This Generation

Dispatches from China's Most Popular Literary Star (and Race Car Driver)

by Han Han ...

For those who follow Chinese affairs, Han Han is as controversial as they come—an irreverent singer, sports celebrity, and satirist whose brilliant blogs and books have made him a huge celebrity with more than half a billion readers. Now, with this collection of his essays, Americans can appreciate the range of this rising literary star and get a fascinating trip through Chinese culture.This ... Read more

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For those who follow Chinese affairs, Han Han is as controversial as they come—an irreverent singer, sports celebrity, and satirist whose brilliant blogs and books have made him a huge celebrity with more than half a billion readers. Now, with this collection of his essays, Americans can appreciate the range of this rising literary star and get a fascinating trip through Chinese culture.This
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The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 6 (30 short stories)

by E. F. Benson, W. F. Harvey, Bram Stoker, Walter Scott, Elizabeth Gaskell, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Rudyard Kipling, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, John Buchan, A. M. Burrage, Walter De La Mare, H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Cynthia Asquith, Lord Dunsany, Clark Ashton Smith, Margaret Ronan, Amelia B. Edwards, Robert Hichens, H. Russell Wakefield, Arthur Quiller-Couch, William Hope Hodgson, L. P. Hartley, Vincent O’Sullivan, Vernon Lee, Paul Spencer ...

Series Book 6 - The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written
If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This sixth volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written” ... Read more

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If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This sixth volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written”
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Drinking the Mountain Stream

Songs of Tibet's Beloved Saint, Milarepa

by Jetsun Milarepa ...

Translated by Lama Kunga Rinpoche, Brian Cutillo ...

Jetsun Milarepa, Tibet's renowned and beloved saint, is known for his penetrating insights, wry sense of humor, and ability to render any lesson into spontaneous song. His songs and poems exhibit the bold, inspirational leader as he guided followers along the Buddhist path.More than any other collection of his stories and songs, Drinking the Mountain Stream reveals Milarepa's humor and wisdom. ... Read more

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Jetsun Milarepa, Tibet's renowned and beloved saint, is known for his penetrating insights, wry sense of humor, and ability to render any lesson into spontaneous song. His songs and poems exhibit the bold, inspirational leader as he guided followers along the Buddhist path.More than any other collection of his stories and songs, Drinking the Mountain Stream reveals Milarepa's humor and wisdom.
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The Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales

Edited by Haruo Shirane ...

Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
Burton Watson and Haruo Shirane, renowned translators and scholars, introduce English-speaking readers to the vivid tradition of early and medieval Japanese anecdotal (setsuwa) literature. These orally narrated and written tales drew on both local folk tradition and continental sources. Taken from seven major anthologies of anecdotal literature compiled between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, ... Read more

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Burton Watson and Haruo Shirane, renowned translators and scholars, introduce English-speaking readers to the vivid tradition of early and medieval Japanese anecdotal (setsuwa) literature. These orally narrated and written tales drew on both local folk tradition and continental sources. Taken from seven major anthologies of anecdotal literature compiled between the ninth and thirteenth centuries,
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Behind the picture

A Thai novel

by Seeboorapha ...

Series series THAI MODERN CLASSICS
A 1930s Thai romance with a Japanese settingand a political messageby one of the best stylists of Siam ... Read more

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A 1930s Thai romance with a Japanese settingand a political messageby one of the best stylists of Siam
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River of Fire and Other Stories

Translated by Ju-Chan Fulton, Bruce Fulton ...

by Chŏnghŭi O ...

Series series Weatherhead Books on Asia
O Chonghui crafts historically-rooted yet timeless tales imagining core human experiences from a female point of view. Since her debut in 1968, she has formed a powerful challenge to the patriarchal literary establishment in Korea, and her work has invited rich comparisons with the achievements of Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Munro, and Virginia Woolf.These nine stories range from O Chonghui's first ... Read more

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O Chonghui crafts historically-rooted yet timeless tales imagining core human experiences from a female point of view. Since her debut in 1968, she has formed a powerful challenge to the patriarchal literary establishment in Korea, and her work has invited rich comparisons with the achievements of Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Munro, and Virginia Woolf.These nine stories range from O Chonghui's first
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Asian & Pacific Short Stories

by Cultural and Social Centre ...

Readers of Asian & Pacific Short Stories will have the exciting experience of encountering for the first time the recent work of some of Asia's most talented writers. Collected in this anthology are short stories by authors in nine Asian and Pacific countries: Australia, the Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Republic of ... Read more

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Readers of Asian & Pacific Short Stories will have the exciting experience of encountering for the first time the recent work of some of Asia's most talented writers. Collected in this anthology are short stories by authors in nine Asian and Pacific countries: Australia, the Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Republic of
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