Genre: Fiction
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Runaway horses
The chronicle of a conspiracy and a novel about the roots and nature of Japanese fanaticism in the years that led to war, an era marked by depression, social change and political violence.
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A cat, a man, and two women : stories
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Wonderful fool
Gaston Bonaparte, a young Frenchman, visits Tokyo to stay with his pen-pal Takamori. His appearance is a bitter disappointment to his new friends and his behavior causes them acute embarrassment. He is a trusting person with a simple love for others, and he continues to trust even after they have demonstrated deceit and betrayal. He…
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American stories
Based on his sojourn from Japan to Washington State, Michigan, and New York City in the early years of the twentieth century, these stories, at last available in English, represent a classic account of turn-of-the-century America by one of the greatest Japanese writers of the modern era.
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Not a song like any other : an anthology of writings by Mori Ogai
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Salvation for a saint
When a man about to leave his wife is found murdered and the wife has a too-convenient alibi that convinces a smitten lead detective of her innocence, Professor Manubu Yukawa is tapped by a concerned Kaoru Utsumi to solve a seemingly impossible case.
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The sleeping dragon
A fierce typhoon strikes Tokyo one night, flooding the city streets. Someone unlawfully removes a manhole cover, and a little boy out searching for a lost pet goes missing, possibly drowned in the sewers. Is it murder or accidental?
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Tomo : friendship through fiction : an anthology of Japan teen stories
One year after the tsunami, this benefit fiction anthology helps teens learn about Japan and contribute to long-term relief efforts
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Exotic Japanese stories, the beautiful and the grotesque; 16 unusual tales and unforgettable images
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Stories by contemporary Japanese women writers