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1	The wind-up bird chronicle. more books like this by Haruki Murakami When a young man's marriage breaks up, his subsequent search for identity mirrors that of his country, Japan. see all copies from $6.66! new only from $8.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Silence more books like this by Shusaku Endo A novel of faith and doubt set in medieval Japan. Endo relates the history of the Japanese Christians who were persecuted after the rise to power of the samurai in the 17th century, and in particular the plight of Japanese priests who were forced to choose between their identity as Christians and as Japanese. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $5.07! \| first editions \| SVS
3	A wild sheep chase more books like this by Haruki Murakami A haunted tale by a twenty-something Japanese man, about the quest for a mysterious sheep with a star on its back. see all copies from $4.84! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Norwegian wood more books like this by Haruki Murakami Toru is a student in Japan who is involved with two women: Naoko, a schizophrenic who is eventually institutionalized; and Midori, with whom he has an ambiguous sexual relationship. The group of students of which Toru is a part is a highly intellectual one, devoted to literature, and their conversation is part of the appeal of Murakami's romantic, ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Analects more books like this by Confucius This series of short sayings, proverbs, and observations on ethics and methods for living originated around 400 B.C. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	In praise of shadows more books like this by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki see all copies from $4.73! new only from $6.60! \| SVS
7	The Tale of Genji more books like this by Murasaki Shikibu, Shikibu Murasaki THE TALE OF GENJI, the world's first novel, was written around A.D. 1000 and has often been called Japan's greatest literary achievement. The author of this story of a Japanese prince and his many lovers was Shikibu Murasaki, the brilliant young governess to the Empress. The novel was read aloud at court and became wildly popular; its appeal has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Kitchen more books like this by Banana Yoshimoto With the publication of "Kitchen, " the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. "Kitchen" is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two tales ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Snow country more books like this by Yasunari Kawabata To this haunting novel of wasted love, Kawabata brings the brushstroke suggestiveness and astonishing grasp of motive that earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature. As he chronicles the affair between a wealthy dilettante and the mountain geisha who gives herself to him without illusions or regrets, one of Japan's greatest writers creates a work ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.74! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Kokoro more books like this by Soseki Natsume Nineteenth-century Japanese novel concerned with man's loneliness in the modern world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.35! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Makioka Sisters more books like this by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki The story of four sisters from the Osaka merchant class in the years immediately before World War II and their attempt to maintain a vanishing way of life in the face of the threatening onrush of modernity. One of the best novelistic portraits of a family, and one of the greatest Japanese and 20th century novels. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.81! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Three Kingdoms more books like this by Moss Roberts (Afterword by), John S Service (Foreword by) Three Kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 b.c.-a.d. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing interest to historians, poets, and dramatists. Writing some 1,200 later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong ... see all copies from $24.40! new only from $34.95!
13 view cover	Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world more books like this by Haruki Murakami Murakami's postmodern venture into science-fiction territory won the Tanizaki Prize, Japan's equivalent of the Pulitzer. In a near-future Japan, the nameless protagonist is a man who has had his brain surgically altered by his employer, the Calcutecs, to encrypt data in a special way. The new client requesting his services turns out to be the ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Tale of Genji more books like this by Lady Murasaki, Arthur Waley (Translator) THE TALE OF GENJI, the world's first novel, was written around A.D. 1000 and has often been called Japan's greatest literary achievement. The author of this story of a Japanese prince and his many lovers was Shikibu Murasaki, the brilliant young governess to the Empress. The novel was read aloud at court and became wildly popular; its appeal has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Dance dance dance more books like this by Haruki Murakami This wildly propulsive novel by the acclaimed author of A Wild Sheep Chase focuses on a man searching for a former lover who vanished mysteriously from a seedy hotel. But each new clue to Kiki's whereabouts leads him deeper into a labryrinth of physical violence and metaphysical dread. "A world-class writer".--Washington Post Book World see all copies from $4.35! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Sound of Waves more books like this by Yukio Mishima Shinji, a fisherman, falls in love with Hatsue, the daughter of the richest man in his village, and the couple must persevere despite community disapproval. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Woman in the Dunes more books like this by Kobo Abé Abe's most celebrated novel tells the story of Niki Jumpei, an amateur entomologist who is taken prisoner when he enters a remote town on his search for a rare beetle. He is imprisoned at the bottom of one of the sand pits that comprise the strange village, along with a young widow who is being punished for an unknown transgression. Niki is forced ... see all copies from $4.89! new only from $6.54! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Paradise of the Blind more books like this by Duong Thu Huong, Thu Hng Dng Written by one of Vietnam's most beloved writers, this is an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is expected and Communist corruption crushes every dream. "Astonishingly powerful . . . a beautifully told story of a civil war within a family".--The Los Angeles Times Book Review. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.65! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	I Am a Cat more books like this by Soseki Natsume Written over the course of 1904-6, Soseki's comic masterpiece," I Am a Cat," satirizes the follies of upper-middle-class Japanese society during the Meiji era. With acerbic wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten who comments on the follies and foibles of the people around him. The New ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An) more books like this by Robert Hans Van Gulik (Translator) Authentic 18th-century Chinese detective novel; Dee and associates solve three interlocked cases. Led to van Gulik's own stories with same characters. Extensive introduction. 9 illus. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.63! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Battle Royale more books like this by Koushun Takami Only five students remain out of the original 42 who began this latest episode of The Program. Kazuo and Mitsuko, the two biggest psychos who have racked up the highest body counts between them on the island, finally meet face to face. Full color. Rated for older teens. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.33! \| SVS
22 view cover	South of the Border, West of the Sun more books like this by Haruki Murakami Hajime, a middle-aged Tokyo bar owner with a wife and children, is unexpectedly reunited with the girl he loved many years ago when she walks into his establishment. Permeated with the images to popular culture that are a trademark of Murakami's fiction, this novel is less wildly fantastic, more grounded in reality and human relationships, than ... see all copies from $7.18! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era more books like this by Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S Terry (Translator) The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Musashi is a novel in the best tradition of Japanese story telling. It is a living story, subtle and imaginative, teeming with memorable characters, many of them historical. Interweaving themes of unrequited love, misguided revenge, filial piety and absolute dedication ... see all copies from $8.15! new only from $19.68! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Deep river more books like this by Shusaku Endo Four seekers from Japan cross paths in India. Each has come to India on a spiritual journey. One man's wife has recently died. One man is haunted by his wartime experiences in Burma. One woman is looking for her soul, which she feels she has lost. One man is out to repay a debt. The characters' respective quests all come to fruition, but not in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.16! \| first editions
25 view cover	Rashomon and Other Stories more books like this by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Howard Hibbet (Illustrator), Takashi Kojima (Translator) This collection of short stories include "In a Grove," a psychologically sophisticated tale about murder, rape, and suicide; "Rashomon," the story of a thief scared into honesty by an encounter with a ghoul; "Kesa and Morito," the story of man driven to kill someone he doesn't hate by a lover whom he doesn't love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.54! \| first editions \| SVS

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