Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Includes eBooks
  
  Includes audiobooks
  
  Includes 30 hours of listening time
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Includes eBooks
  
  Includes audiobooks
  
  Includes 30 hours of listening time
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Includes eBooks

Includes audiobooks

Includes 30 hours of listening time

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Includes eBooks

Includes audiobooks

Includes 30 hours of listening time

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Skip side bar filters

The Luminous Fairies and Mothra

by Takehiko Fukunaga, Yoshie Hotta, Shin'ichiro Nakamura ...

Translated by Jeffrey Angles ...

The original story that hatched Mothra, one of the most beloved monsters in the “kaijuverse”—available in English for the first timeMystical and benevolent, the colossal lepidopteran Mothra has been one of the most beloved kaiju since 1961, when The Luminous Fairies and Mothra was originally published in Japanese. Commissioned by Tōhō Studios from three of Japan’s most prominent postwar literary ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

The original story that hatched Mothra, one of the most beloved monsters in the “kaijuverse”—available in English for the first timeMystical and benevolent, the colossal lepidopteran Mothra has been one of the most beloved kaiju since 1961, when The Luminous Fairies and Mothra was originally published in Japanese. Commissioned by Tōhō Studios from three of Japan’s most prominent postwar literary
... Read more
Angel at the Earth's Extreme

Collected Poems

by Nakahara Chuya, Jeffrey Angles ...

Translated by Jeffrey Angles ...

**The intensely confessional work of Japan’s most famous modernist poet, considered the Japanese Rimbaud, whose poems have inspired cultlike devotion—especially among fans of the hit anime show Bungo Stray Dogs—in a brilliant new translation, the most comprehensive in EnglishA Penguin Classic**Nakahara Chūya lived only to age thirty yet ranks among the finest of Japanese poets, evoking in his work ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

**The intensely confessional work of Japan’s most famous modernist poet, considered the Japanese Rimbaud, whose poems have inspired cultlike devotion—especially among fans of the hit anime show Bungo Stray Dogs—in a brilliant new translation, the most comprehensive in EnglishA Penguin Classic**Nakahara Chūya lived only to age thirty yet ranks among the finest of Japanese poets, evoking in his work
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Tokyo

Memory, Imagination, and the City

by Barbara E. Thornbury, Evelyn Schulz, Jeffrey Angles, Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt, Mark Pendleton, Bruce Suttmeier, Angela Yiu, Eve Zimmerman ...

Tokyo: Memory, Imagination, and the City is a collection of eight essays that explore Tokyo urban space from the perspective of memory in works of the imagination—novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and films. Written by scholars of Japanese studies based in England, Germany, Japan, and the United States, the book focuses on texts produced in Japan since the 1980s. The closing years of the ... Read more

$54.69 CAD

Tokyo: Memory, Imagination, and the City is a collection of eight essays that explore Tokyo urban space from the perspective of memory in works of the imagination—novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and films. Written by scholars of Japanese studies based in England, Germany, Japan, and the United States, the book focuses on texts produced in Japan since the 1980s. The closing years of the
... Read more
Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again

by Shigeru Kayama ...

Translated by Jeffrey Angles ...

The first English translations of the original novellas about the iconic kaijū GodzillaGodzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, produced by Tōhō Studios and directed by Ishirō Honda, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world’s most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened and transformed by nuclear weapons testing, Godzilla serves as a ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

The first English translations of the original novellas about the iconic kaijū GodzillaGodzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, produced by Tōhō Studios and directed by Ishirō Honda, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world’s most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened and transformed by nuclear weapons testing, Godzilla serves as a
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
poetica 4. Festival für Weltliteratur Beyond Identities

by Jeffrey Angles, Heinrich Deter, Yoko Tawada, Bei Dao, Günter Blamberger, Anneke Brassinga, Teju Cole ...

Die Texte (größtenteils Erstveröffentlichungen) widmen sich poetischen Identitätsspielen. Welcher Zauber liegt im Spiel der Identitäten, im Wandel der Formen? Wie wirken Literatur, Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit aufeinander? Was können die Figuren des Dritten versprechen, die sich zwischen Kulturen, Ethnien, Geschlechtern und Sprachen bewegen? Yoko Tawada stellte das Thema, schrieb selbst einen ... Read more

$10.69 CAD

Die Texte (größtenteils Erstveröffentlichungen) widmen sich poetischen Identitätsspielen. Welcher Zauber liegt im Spiel der Identitäten, im Wandel der Formen? Wie wirken Literatur, Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit aufeinander? Was können die Figuren des Dritten versprechen, die sich zwischen Kulturen, Ethnien, Geschlechtern und Sprachen bewegen? Yoko Tawada stellte das Thema, schrieb selbst einen
... Read more
Twelve Views from the Distance

by Mutsuo Takahashi ...

Translated by Jeffrey Angles ...

From one of the foremost poets in contemporary Japan comes this entrancing memoir that traces a boy’s childhood and its intersection with the rise of the Japanese empire and World War II. Originally published in 1970, this translation is the first available in English.In twelve chapters that visit and revisit critical points in his boyhood, Twelve Views from the Distance presents a vanished time ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

From one of the foremost poets in contemporary Japan comes this entrancing memoir that traces a boy’s childhood and its intersection with the rise of the Japanese empire and World War II. Originally published in 1970, this translation is the first available in English.In twelve chapters that visit and revisit critical points in his boyhood, Twelve Views from the Distance presents a vanished time
... Read more
The Thorn Puller

by Hiromi Ito ...

Translated by Jeffrey Angles ...

Winner of the Sakutaro Hagiwara Prize and the Murasaki Shikibu PrizeCaught between two cultures, award-winning author Hiromi Ito tackles subjects like aging, death, and suffering with dark humor, illuminating the bittersweet joys of being alive.The first novel to appear in English by award-winning author Hiromi Ito explores the absurdities, complexities, and challenges experienced by a woman ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Winner of the Sakutaro Hagiwara Prize and the Murasaki Shikibu PrizeCaught between two cultures, award-winning author Hiromi Ito tackles subjects like aging, death, and suffering with dark humor, illuminating the bittersweet joys of being alive.The first novel to appear in English by award-winning author Hiromi Ito explores the absurdities, complexities, and challenges experienced by a woman
... Read more
poetica 4. Festival für Weltliteratur Beyond Identities

by Yoko Tawada, Jeffrey Angles, Bei Dao, Günter Blamberger, Anneke Brassinga, Teju Cole, Heinrich Detering, Itô Hiromi, Hyesoon Kim, Barbara Köhler, Morten Søndergaard, Jan Wagner ...

Die Texte (größtenteils Erstveröffentlichungen) widmen sich poetischen Identitätsspielen. Welcher Zauber liegt im Spiel der Identitäten, im Wandel der Formen? Wie wirken Literatur, Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit aufeinander? Was können die Figuren des Dritten versprechen, die sich zwischen Kulturen, Ethnien, Geschlechtern und Sprachen bewegen? Yoko Tawada stellte das Thema, schrieb selbst einen ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Die Texte (größtenteils Erstveröffentlichungen) widmen sich poetischen Identitätsspielen. Welcher Zauber liegt im Spiel der Identitäten, im Wandel der Formen? Wie wirken Literatur, Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit aufeinander? Was können die Figuren des Dritten versprechen, die sich zwischen Kulturen, Ethnien, Geschlechtern und Sprachen bewegen? Yoko Tawada stellte das Thema, schrieb selbst einen
... Read more
Voices of the Fallen Heroes

And Other Stories

by Yukio Mishima ...

Translated by Jeffrey Angles, Sam Bett, Paul McCarthy, Juliet Winters Carpenter, Tomoko Aoyama, Hannah Osborne, Oliver White ...

A new selection of Yukio Mishima (author of Spring Snow and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) short stories from the 1960s—his final decade—Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan’s greatest writers.In the title story, "Voices of the Fallen Heroes," a séance brings forth the spirits of young officers in the Imperial Army and the kamikaze pilots ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

A new selection of Yukio Mishima (author of Spring Snow and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) short stories from the 1960s—his final decade—Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan’s greatest writers.In the title story, "Voices of the Fallen Heroes," a séance brings forth the spirits of young officers in the Imperial Army and the kamikaze pilots
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Audiobook

Audiobook

Angel at the Earth's Extreme

Collected Poems

by Nakahara Chuya, Jeffrey Angles ...

Narrated by Brian Nishii ...

Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

**The intensely confessional work of Japan’s most famous modernist poet, considered the Japanese Rimbaud, whose poems have inspired cultlike devotion—especially among fans of the hit anime show Bungo Stray Dogs—in a brilliant new translation, the most comprehensive in EnglishA Penguin Classic**Nakahara Chūya lived only to age thirty yet ranks among the finest of Japanese poets, evoking in his work ... Read more

Was $29.99 CAD Now $20.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

**The intensely confessional work of Japan’s most famous modernist poet, considered the Japanese Rimbaud, whose poems have inspired cultlike devotion—especially among fans of the hit anime show Bungo Stray Dogs—in a brilliant new translation, the most comprehensive in EnglishA Penguin Classic**Nakahara Chūya lived only to age thirty yet ranks among the finest of Japanese poets, evoking in his work
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Audiobook

Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again

by Shigeru Kayama ...

Narrated by Kaipo Schwab ...

Unabridged

7 hours 22 min

Godzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world's most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened and transformed by nuclear weapons testing, Godzilla serves as a terrifying metaphor for humanity's shortsighted destructiveness: this was the intent of Shigeru Kayama, the science fiction writer who drafted ... Read more

$28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

Godzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world's most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened and transformed by nuclear weapons testing, Godzilla serves as a terrifying metaphor for humanity's shortsighted destructiveness: this was the intent of Shigeru Kayama, the science fiction writer who drafted
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Audiobook

Growing Moral

A Confucian Guide to Life (Guides to the Good Life)

by Stephen C. Angle ...

Narrated by Jeffrey Machado ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

Ancient and enduring, rich and wide-ranging, the tradition of Confucianism offers profound insights into how we can lead good lives--lives built on understanding that we are deeply connected to one another.For thousands of years, Confucian thinkers have carefully honed a philosophy for living fully, passing that knowledge along to their students over generations. Kongzi, also known as Confucius ... Read more

$40.00 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ancient and enduring, rich and wide-ranging, the tradition of Confucianism offers profound insights into how we can lead good lives--lives built on understanding that we are deeply connected to one another.For thousands of years, Confucian thinkers have carefully honed a philosophy for living fully, passing that knowledge along to their students over generations. Kongzi, also known as Confucius
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“jeffrey angles”

The Luminous Fairies and Mothra

Angel at the Earth's Extreme

Tokyo

Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again

poetica 4. Festival für Weltliteratur Beyond Identities

Twelve Views from the Distance

The Thorn Puller

poetica 4. Festival für Weltliteratur Beyond Identities

Voices of the Fallen Heroes

Angel at the Earth's Extreme

Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again

Growing Moral

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“jeffrey angles”

Show: