The Secrets of Mariko By Elisabeth Bumiller

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Title	:	The Secrets of Mariko
Author	:	Elisabeth Bumiller
ISBN	:	0679772626
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	352

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As it follows a Japanese housewife named Mariko Tanaka over the course of a year, The Secrets of Mariko transcends reportage to yield the kind of human insights we expect from literature Meet Mariko, a cheerful, overscheduled woman who cares for three children, two aging parents, and an unresponsive husband As readers watch Mariko take part in PTA meetings, bicker with h As it follows a Japanese housewife named Mariko Tanaka over the course of a year, The More...

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The Tale of Murasaki By Liza Dalby

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Title	:	The Tale of Murasaki
Author	:	Liza Dalby
ISBN	:	0385497954
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	426

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The Tale of Murasaki is an elegant and brilliantly authentic historical novel by the author of Geisha and the only Westerner ever to have become a geisha.In the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu wrote the world s first novel, The Tale of Genji, the most popular work in the history of Japanese literature In The Tale of Murasaki , Liza Dalby has created a breathtaking fictio The Tale of Murasaki is an elegant an More...

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The Pillow Book By Sei Shōnagon

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Title	:	The Pillow Book
Author	:	Sei Shōnagon
ISBN	:	0231073372
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	419

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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthralls with its lively gossip, witty observations, and subtle impressions Lady Shonagon was an erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel, The Tale of Genji, fictionalized the The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, d More...

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The Tale of Genji By Murasaki Shikibu

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Title	:	The Tale of Genji
Author	:	Murasaki Shikibu
ISBN	:	014243714X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	1182

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See an alternate cover edition here.Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world s first novel The Tale of Genji is a very long romance, running to fifty four chapters and describing the court life of Heian Japan, from the tenth century into the eleventh. More...

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Silence By Shūsaku Endō

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Title	:	Silence
Author	:	Shūsaku Endō
ISBN	:	0800871863
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	201

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With an introduction by Martin ScorseseFather Rodrigues is an idealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest who, in the 1640s, sets sail for Japan on a determined mission to help the brutally oppressed Japanese Christians and to discover the truth behind unthinkable rumours that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounced his faith Once faced with the realities of religious persecuti With an introduction by Martin ScorseseFather Rodrigues is an idealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest who, in the 1640s, sets sai More...

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The Tale of the Heike By Anonymous

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Title	:	The Tale of the Heike
Author	:	Anonymous
ISBN	:
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	489

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The Tale of the Heike is one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige This new translation is not only far readable than earlier ones, it is also much faithful to the content and style of the original Intended for the general audience as well as the specialist, this edition is highly annotated. More...

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The Twilight Years By Sawako Ariyoshi

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Title	:	The Twilight Years
Author	:	Sawako Ariyoshi
ISBN	:	0870118528
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	216

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Akiko is a working wife and mother of a teenage son When her mother in law suddenly dies of a stroke, Akiko becomes the sole caregiver for her selfish father in law Shegezo The Twilight Years raises important issues about the quality of life at the end of life, caregiving for the old, and the dilemma of women who have both career and family obligations. More...

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The Book of Tea By Kakuzō Okakura

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Title	:	The Book of Tea
Author	:	Kakuzō Okakura
ISBN	:	0804800693
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	133

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Now available in a gorgeous hardcover slipcase edition, this object d art will be sure to add grace and elegance to tea shelves, coffee tables and bookshelves A keepsake enjoyed by tea lovers for over a hundred years, The Book of Tea Classic Edition will enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the seemingly simple act of making and drinking tea.In 1906 in turn of th Now available in a gorgeous hardcover slipcase edition, this object d art will b More...

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The Ink Dark Moon By Ono No Komachi

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Title	:	The Ink Dark Moon
Author	:	Ono No Komachi
ISBN	:	0679729585
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	240

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Translations of selected Japanese poems by women of the ancient court of Japan are accompanied by explanatory notes..Title.The Ink Dark Moon..Author.Hirshfield, Jane EDT Arantani, Mariko Hirshfield, Jane..Publisher.Random House Inc..Publication Date.1990 10 01..Number of Pages.212..Binding Type.PAPERBACK..Library of Congress.90050154 More...

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Hotel Iris By Yōko Ogawa

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Title	:	Hotel Iris
Author	:	Yōko Ogawa
ISBN	:	0312425244
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	164

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A tale of twisted love from Yoko Ogawa author of The Diving Pool and The Housekeeper and the Professor.In a crumbling seaside hotel on the coast of Japan, quiet seventeen year old Mari works the front desk as her mother tends to the off season customers When one night they are forced to expel a middle aged man and a prostitute from their room, Mari finds herself drawn to A tale of twisted love from Yoko Ogawa author of The Diving Pool More...

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Once and Forever By Kenji Miyazawa

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Title	:	Once and Forever
Author	:	Kenji Miyazawa
ISBN	:	4770021844
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	288

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It is time that Kenji Miyazawa, long recognized as a writer of genius in his own country, enjoyed the same reputation abroad Are his fables, in which acorns quarrel and flowers fret about losing their looks, written for children or adults They are for both for adventurous young minds, but also for older readers in whom the spark of curiosity, combined with a taste for f It is time that Kenji Miyazawa, long recognized as a writer of genius in his own country, enjoyed the same reputation abroad Ar More...

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The Lady and the Monk By Pico Iyer

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Title	:	The Lady and the Monk
Author	:	Pico Iyer
ISBN	:	0679738347
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	352

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When Pico Iyer decided to go to Kyoto and live in a monastery, he did so to learn about Zen Buddhism from the inside, to get to know Kyoto, one of the loveliest old cities in the world, and to find out something about Japanese culture today not the world of businessmen and production lines, but the traditional world of changing seasons and the silence of temples, of the When Pico Iyer decided to go to Kyoto and live More...

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If You Follow Me By Malena Watrous

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Title	:	If You Follow Me
Author	:	Malena Watrous
ISBN	:	0061732850
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	356

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The Doctor's Wife By Sawako Ariyoshi

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Title	:	The Doctor's Wife
Author	:	Sawako Ariyoshi
ISBN	:	0870114654
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	192

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A novel based on the life of the first doctor in the world to perform surgery for breast cancer under a general anaesthetic. More...

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And Then By Natsume Soseki

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Title	:	And Then
Author	:	Natsume Soseki
ISBN	:	480531141X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	246

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Soseki Natsume is considered to be one of Japan s most beloved and respected authors And Then is ranked as one of his most insightful and stirring novels.Daisuke, the protagonist, is 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 Twentieth Century, ancient cust Soseki Natsume is considered to be one More...

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As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams By Lady Sarashina

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Title	:	As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
Author	:	Lady Sarashina
ISBN	:	0140442820
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	176

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In the mainstream of Japan s literary tradition, As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams not only reveals much that is most appealing in Japanese literature but also stands on its own as a remarkable and haunting portrait of a woman.

Born in A.D 1008 at the height of the Heian period, Lady Sarashina as she is known probably wrote most of her work towards the end of her life, lon

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Tales of Moonlight and Rain By Akinari Ueda

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Title	:	Tales of Moonlight and Rain
Author	:	Akinari Ueda
ISBN	:	0231139128
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	235

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First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan s finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period s fascination with the strange and the grotesque They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji s brilliant 1953 film Ugetsu.The t First published in 1776, the nine gothi More...

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