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Tuttle Classics eBook Series

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  • Pagoda, Skull & Samurai

    by Koda Rohan ...
    Translated by Cheiko Irie Mulhern ...
    Series series Tuttle Classics
    This collection of Japanese literature features the works of noted Japanese novelist Koda Rohan.Japanese literary history usually classifies Koda Rohan as an idealist writer, and the three stories included in this anthology belong to this genre. The Five-Storied Pagoda, one of Koda's best-known works, is the moving account of a misunderstood carpenter who has been inspired to undertake the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan

    Terrifying Japanese Tales of Yokai, Ghosts, and Demons

    by Lafcadio Hearn ...
    "Even as she screamed, her voice became thin, like a crying of wind; then she melted into a bright white mist that spired to the roof beams. Never again was she seen."Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan (which means "ghost story" in Japanese) is the first and most famous collection of Japanese yokai stories ever published. This unforgettable collection of 17 eerie tales and 3 original cultural studies by ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • 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

    $13.99 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

    $10.99 USD

  • Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike

    Readers of medieval Japanese literature have long been captivated by its romance and philosophy. In this volume, two acclaimed thirteenth-century classics, The Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike, are presented in translation. The Ten Foot Square Hut (the Hojoki) takes its title from a four and half mat sized Tearoom, the size of the hut in which the hero of the story, Chomei, lives. It ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Writing Haiku

    A Beginner's Guide to Composing Japanese Poetry - Includes Tanka, Renga, Haiga, Senryu and Haibun

    by Bruce Ross ...
    A world of dewAnd within every dewdropA world of struggleThe iconic three-line haiku form is increasingly popular today as people embrace its simplicity and grace—and its connections to the Japanese ethos of mindfulness and minimalism. Say more with fewer words.This practical guide by poet and teacher Bruce Ross shows you how to capture a fleeting moment, like painting a picture with words, and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times

    Selected Haiku of Basho

    by Matsuo Basho ...
    Translated by David Young ...
    Vivid new translations of Basho's popular haiku, in a selected format ideal for newcomers as well as fans long familiar with the Japanese master.Basho, the famously bohemian traveler through seventeenth-century Japan, is a poet attuned to the natural world as well as humble human doings; "Piles of quilts/ snow on distant mountains/ I watch both," he writes. His work captures both the profound ... Read more

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  • 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

  • Lafcadio Hearn's Japan

    Fascinating Stories and Essays by Japan's Most Famous Foreign Observer

    by Lafcadio Hearn ...
    This collection of writings from Lafcaido Hern paints a rare and fascinating picture of pre-modern JapanOver a century after his death, author, translator, and educator Lafcaido Hearn remains one of the best-known Westerners ever to make Japan his home. Almost more Japanese than the Japanese—"to think with their thoughts" was his aim—his prolific writings on things Japanese were instrumental in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • This Scorching Earth

    A Novel of the Occupation of Japan

    by Donald Richie ...
    This historical novel is set in post-WWII Japan.The Allied Occupation of Japan was more than an amazing military operation: it also created one of the most singular civilizations of modern history. It was made up of some of America's best minds and some of its worst, of some genuine idealists and some who simply "never had it so good," of women hungry for men, men hungry for power, and a fortunate ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Murder at the Tokyo Lawn & Tennis Club

    by Robert J. Collins ...
    Mr. Collins is a funny writer [who puts] his finger on exactly what—makes Japan bewildering, endearing, amusing, inspiring."—The New York Times."There has been a murder in the posh locker room of the Tokyo Lawn Tennis Club. After a bad set of doubles, popular nice guy Shig Manabe is found floating in the hot tub, turning pink, and beginning to bubble crimson. Captain Tim Kawamura, family man and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • My Asakusa

    Coming of Age in Pre-War Tokyo

    by Sadako Sawamura ...
    Translated by Norman E. Stafford ...
    Written near the end of Sadako Sawamura's remarkable life, My Asakusa (Watashi co Asakusa) is a charming collection of autobiographical essays by a truly self-made woman.Recalling Japan at a time of great political turmoil and rapid cultural change, Sawamura shares with us her vignettes of growing up in Asakusa-one of the last of the old downtown Shitamachi neighborhoods of incessantly modernizing ... Read more

    $11.99 USD