Genre: Fiction
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Kaiki: uncanny tales from Japan. Volume 3, Tales of the metropolis
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A guru is born
Having lost his job and his girlfriend, Kazuo becomes a member of a religious sect, after seeing the Guru heal an old woman in a wheelchair. He soon discovers the secrets of success in the sect are much the same as the business world, the power of suggestion playing a larger role than faith. When…
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After the quake : stories
A collection of stories inspired by the January 1995 Kobe earthquake and the poison gas subway attacks two months later takes place between the two disasters and follows the experiences of people who found their normal lives undone by surreal events.
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A quiet life
A Japanese novelist and his wife move to America, leaving the children behind. It befalls to the eldest daughter to look after a younger sister and a handicapped brother. The novel is a memoir of her experience.
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The Mother of dreams and other short stories : portrayals of women in modern Japanese fiction
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The Miner
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The setting sun
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The lake
The tale of a young woman who moves to Tokyo after the death of her mother, hoping to get over her grief and start a career as a graphic artist.
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Botchan
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The decay of the angel
During the last years of his life, Honda adopts an orphaned boy and teaches him about Japanese society and tradition.