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  • Good-Bye

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by Ralph McCarthy ...
    Eleven new short works by the Osamu Dazai, author of No Longer HumanHere to slake the unquenchable thirst of Dazai’s legions of loyal fans are eleven works of short fiction and vignettes, most of which have never before appeared in English.Beginning with “Memories” (which tells a tale of teenage love, based on the autobiographical events that inspired Dazai’s famed No Longer Human), and ending ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama

    by Yayoi Kusama ...
    Translated by Ralph McCarthy ...
    I am deeply terrified by the obsessions crawling over my body, whether they come from within me or from outside. I fluctuate between feelings of reality and unreality. I, myself, delight in my obsessions.'Yayoi Kusama is one of the most significant contemporary artists at work today. This engaging autobiography tells the story of her life and extraordinary career in her own words, revealing her as ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No One Knows

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by Ralph McCarthy ...
    Fourteen tales selected from the breadth of Dazai’s fabled career, some never before seen in EnglishNo one really understands how we suffer. One day, when we’re adults, we may come to recall this suffering, this misery, as silly and laughable, but how are we to get through the long, hateful period until then? No one bothers to teach us that.Osamu Dazai was a master raconteur who plumbed—in an ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Early Light

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by Ralph McCarthy, Donald Keene ...
    Series series Storybook ND Series
    Early Light gathers three tales by Osamu Dazai, author of the wildly popular No Longer HumanEarly Light offers three very different aspects of Osamu Dazai's genius: the title story relates his misadventures as a drinker and a family man in the terrible fire bombings of Tokyo at the end of WWII. Having lost their own home, he and his wife flee with a new baby boy and their little girl to relatives ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Self-Portraits

    Stories

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by Ralph McCarthy ...
    Bringing together novelist Osamu Dazai’s best autobiographical shorts in a single, slim volume, Self-Portraits shows the legendary writer at his best—and worst“Art dies the moment it acquires authority.” So said Japan’s quintessential rebel writer Osamu Dazai, who, disgusted with the hypocrisy of every kind of establishment, from the nation’s obsolete aristocracy to its posturing, warmongering ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Audition

    by Ryu Murakami ...
    Narrated by David Shih ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 56 min

    The long-awaited translation of the novel behind the cult classic Japanese movie.In this gloriously over-the-top tale, Aoyama, a widower who has lived alone with his son ever since his wife died seven years before, finally decides it is time to remarry. Since Aoyama is a bit rusty when it comes to dating, a filmmaker friend proposes that, in order to attract the perfect wife, they do a casting ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    The Strange Library

    by Haruki Murakami ...
    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 1 min

    From internationally acclaimed author Haruki Murakami—a fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library.Opening the flaps on this unique little book, readers will find themselves immersed in the strange world of best-selling Haruki Murakami's wild imagination. The story of a lonely boy, a mysterious girl, and a tormented sheep man plotting their escape from a ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

    Edited by Jay Rubin ...
    This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable works being written today. Short story writers already well-known to English-language readers are all included here - Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's 'Flames' to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Setting Sun - Osamu Dazai

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    The Setting Sun is a poignant exploration of postwar Japanese society, focusing on themes of decline, identity, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Osamu Dazai critiques the disintegration of the traditional aristocratic class while examining the psychological struggles of individuals caught between the past and an uncertain future. Through the lives of characters such as ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories

    by Yasunari Kawabata ...
    Series series Vintage International
    Three surreal, erotically charged stories from Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata.In the three long tales in this collection, Yasunari Kawabata examines the boundaries between fantasy and reality in the minds of three lonely men. Piercing examinations of sexuality and human psychology—and works of remarkable subtlety and beauty—these stories showcase one of the twentieth century’s great writers ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Crackling Mountain and Other Stories

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by James O'Brien ...
    Series series Tuttle Classics
    Crackling Mountain and Other Stories features eleven outstanding works by Osama Dazai, widely regarded as one of the 20th century Japan's most gifted writers.Dazai experimented with a wide variety of short story styles and brought to each a sophisticated sense of humor, a broad empathy for the human condition, and a tremendous literary talent.The eleven stories in this collection of Japanese ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Guide

    A Novel

    by R. K. Narayan ...
    For the centennial of his birth, R. K. Narayan's most celebrated novelFormerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju—just released from prison—seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD