Genre: Fiction
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The temple of the wild geese ; and Bamboo dolls of Echizen : two novellas
Two elaborate tales written in the early 1960s by the Japanese author Tsutomu Mizukami (1919-2004) explore volcanic oedipal urges lurking just below the surface of unlikely love triangles. In The Temple of the Wild Geese, set at a Zen Buddhist monastery in the mountains, Jinen, an unhappy, disfigured and lonely orphaned novice, develops a filial…
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Confucius : a novel
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Zoo
In the human zoo it’s hard to tell who has the keys to the cage.
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The devil’s disciple
Spinning a complex web of events and influences in this chilling murder mystery, Hamao probes the notion of guilt – both psychological and legal. The Devil’s Disciple is here published alongside ‘Did He Kill Them?’, a haunting tale of a love affair turned sour.
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Lala pipo
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The samurai banner of Furin kazan
Originally published in Japanese in 1959, this classic novel by Yasushi Inoue takes place during the Japanese Warring Era (1467-1573)-a time when Japan was ruled by three young powerful warlords: Takeda Shingen, Iwagawa Yoshimoto, and Hojo Ujiyasu. The story focuses on Takeda Shingen and his one-eyed, crippled strategist, Yamamoto Kansuke. The brilliant strategies of Kansuke,…
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Goth : a novel of horror
A collection of six short stories in which two teens obsessed with murder and torture explore the darker side of human nature.
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The tales of the Heike
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Indian summer
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Gray men
Ryotaro Sakuma is your everyday service industry employee. He just happens to work for a jewelry store, where luxury defines status. Sadly Ryo does not fit into this world, so his own boss and his fellow co-workers consistently pick on him to the point where Ryo often comtemplates suicide. Upon making a decision to finally…