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Jun'ichiro Tanizaki is one of the most eminent Japanese writers of the twentieth century, renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity. Most acclaimed for his postwar...

Author: Jun'ichiro TanizakiFormat: Paperback, 128 pagesPublished: Daunt Books, United Kingdom, 2017Shinako has been ousted from her marriage by her husband Shozo and his younger lover Fukuko. She's lost her home,...

VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - following on from the success of Vintage Russian Classics and European Classics, these are covetable new editions of the best Japanese writers on the Vintage list...

The sage Confucius visits a cultured duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by the desires of his dazzling, malicious consort. A naive servant elopes with his master's daughter, only...

'The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book' Edmund White, New York Times Book Review Tanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the...

Winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, three dream-like tales of memory and war Visiting a friend in the French countryside, a man finds himself cast into the quandaries of historical...

A major anthology of great Japanese short stories, now in Penguin Classics This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the...

Natsuko's husband Taichi was forced to stop working eight years ago by the sudden onset of a brain disease. Ever since then, they have been living on her part-time wages...

Four-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito presents brand-new nightmares! Welcome to the liminal zone, where things beyond your wildest imagination await. What fate awaits when death is not the end?...

Author: Giichi TanakaBinding: SoftbackPublished: The China Critic, 1927Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis booklet, titled "Japan and the Next War," was published in 1927 by...

Cats and writers are a match made in book heaven. Cats share a tendency to be introverts, as are many writers. Both enjoy basking in the sun and solitude (when...

A collection of tales featuring Soichi, the uncanny and hilarious hero of the Junji Ito world! "I'll get you for this... I'll show you true horror!" Soichi, the unhinged second...

Author: Hideki Yukawa; Translated by L. Brown & R. Yoshida.Binding: PaperbackPublished: World Scientific, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light creasing on...

'If it's cosy crime you're after, this has all the essential ingredients' Daily Mail 'Clear your diaries for another marvellous Merrywell mystery!' Clare Chase 'Kept me guessing right until the...

"Fascinating." - The Wall Street Journal "An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset." - Publishers Weekly The authors of The Bright Ages return with a "real-life Game of Thrones "...

' Funny, daring, and romantic , you'll always have a good time with Kate Johnson' Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Long Live Evil 'What's so funny?' she snapped. He wanted...

Jack Canfield reveals the simple set of rules for success that led him to become the multi-million copy bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and shows...

Julia Golding's award-winning adventure series is perfect for fans of Katherine Woodfine, Robin Stevens and J.T. Williams. This HarperCollins Children Classics edition features special bonus material. Winner of the Waterstones...

For fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day, J. Kenner and Meredith Wild . Are you ready to surrender to the powerful sensuality and erotic romance of No. 1 New...

NEW FOR 2025 - Barrington Stoke's long-awaited first dyslexia-friendly plays The complete and unabridged dyslexia-friendly edition of Romeo and Juliet , Shakespeare's renowned tragedy of "two star-crossed lovers" who meet...