'These stories are waves of fury, desire and delicious cruelty, always kissed by beauty and death...

'Irrefutable and beautiful' New York Times'Only Kiyoko Murata can convey this world' YOKO OGAWA, ...

'One of Japan's most venerated writers' David MitchellIn this unnerving fable from one of Japan's...

'One of Japan's most venerated writers' David MitchellIn this unnerving fable from one of Japan's...

Les banlieues populaires occupent une place particulière dans l'imaginaire français contemporain....

This book explores diverse experiences of Co-creation in neighbourhood settings across the Global...

This book explores diverse experiences of Co-creation in neighbourhood settings across the Global...

Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into...

Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into...

Machi Tawara's first book of poems, Salad Annivsersary, combines the classical 'tanka' form with ...

Tokyo may be the capital of Japan, but Kyoto is its heart and soul. The rich textures of twelve c...

Where a Piece of Me is Torn Away

**Winner of the 2016 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award** **Winner of the 2015 Gelett...

Now in paperback, this Osaragi Jiro Award-winning novel demystifies the notion of the selfless Ja...

Intrigue, betrayal, family secrets, forbidden passions – this tale of adventure and suspense link...

Tannisho (Lamenting the Deviations) is a beloved classic text of Pure Land Buddhism that points t...

Minae Mizumura's An I-Novel is a semi-autobiographical work that takes place over the course of a...

'First edition published in Japan in 2008 by Kodansha International'--Title page verso.

'A gorgeously entertaining, provocative book' Chicago TribuneIt is 4am when the ambulance comes t...

Originally published as: Mori no hazure de by Bungeishunju Ltd., Japapan.

Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seem...

'In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Ichi Aoi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamot...

'Dazai's best novel [...] focusing on a woman forced to deal with the consequences of heedless, D...