Genre: Fiction
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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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A room where
Set against the political and social upheavals of the 1960s, A Room Where the Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard tells the story of Ben Isaac, a blond-haired, blue-eyed American youth living with his father at the American consulate in Yokohama. Chafing against his father’s strict authority and the trappings of an America culture that has…
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In the pool
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The roof tile of Tempyo
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Summer, fireworks, and my corpse
Coming of age… Right after death…
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Plainsong
A nameless, ambitionless office worker finds his small apartment gradually invaded by three other people: all younger than himself, but seemingly no less adrift. The year is 1986, and the strange communal life of this foursome, extending over half a year, makes up the plot, such as it is, of Plainsong, as this ersatz family…