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    Snow Country

    Yasunari Kawabata, Edward G. Seidensticker (trans.)

    Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes…

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    A History of Tokyo 1867-1989

    Edward Seidensticker

    Explore Tokyo's incredible journey from a feudal past to a global metropolis in Edward Seidensticker's captivating narrative, a must-read for history enthusiasts and curious travelers eager to delve into the…

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    The Tale of Genji

    Murasaki Shikibu

    The Tale of Genji has been long considered Japan's greatest work of literature and one of the world's greatest novels. Written in the early years of the eleventh century by…

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    Snow Country

    Yasunari Kawabata

    Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes…

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    In Praise of Shadows

    Junichiro Tanizaki

    This eloquent work on the Japanese sense of beauty explores the subtle interplay of shade and light in several important aspects of Japanese life - architecture, drama, food, femininity and…

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    Kafu the Scribbler: The Life and Writings of Nagai Kafu, 1897-1959

    Edward Seidensticker

    Neither pure biography nor pure criticism nor yet a pure anthology, but a blending of the three, Kafu the Scribbler is an introduction to Nagai Kafu and his city, accompanied…

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    The Gossamer Years: The Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japan

    This diary of a Japanese noblewoman portrays difficult elements of the Japanese social hierarchy, revealing her discontent as a subsidiary wife.

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    The Makioka Sisters: Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker

    Junichiro Tanizaki

    Four sisters of a respected Japanese family find different ways to cope with the harsh realities of life in postwar Japan.

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    The Tale of Genji: Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker

    Murasaki Shikibu

    At the core of this epic is Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whose passionate character, love affairs and shifting political fortunes offer a glimpse into the golden age…

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    New Leaves: Studies and Translations of Japanese Literature in Honor of Edward Seidensticker

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    A History of Tokyo 1867-1989: From EDO to SHOWA: The Emergence of the World’s Greatest City

    Edward Seidensticker,Donald Richie

    This is a freaking great book and I highly recommend it if you are passionate about the history of ‘the world’s greatest city,’ this book is something you must have…

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    Tokyo Central: A Memoir

    Edward G. Seidensticker

    Offers glimpses of Japan’s intellectual and political elite as it moved from the ashes of World War II.

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    Tokyo Central: A Memoir

    Edward G. Seidensticker

    Offers glimpses of Japan’s intellectual and political elite as it moved from the ashes of World War II.

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    Very Few People Come This Way

    Edward G. Seidensticker

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    Tokyo from Edo to Showa 1867-1989: The Emergence of the World’s Greatest City; Two Volumes in One: LOW CITY, HIGH CITY and TOKYO RISING

    Edward G. Seidensticker,Edward Richie

    A fascinating social history of Japan’s capital–infused with the spirit of the city and the wit and wisdom of the foremost authority on Japanese culture

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    Gossamer Years: Love, Passion and Marriage in Old Japan - The Intimate Diary of a Female Courtier

    Edward G. Seidensticker

    Gossamer Years is a remarkably frank diary written by an unnamed noblewoman in Tenth-century Japan-the same period as Murasaki Shikibu’s celebrated Tale of Genji. In her diary, the author describes…

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    Some Prefer Nettles

    Junichiro Tanizaki

    The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of divorce.

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    The Sound of the Mountain

    Yasunari Kawabata

    Ogata Shingo is growing old, and his memory is failing him. At night he hears only the sound of death in the distant rumble from the mountain. The relationships which…

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    Thousand Cranes

    Yasunari Kawabata

    Kikuji has been invited to a tea ceremony by a mistress of his dead father. He is shocked to find there the mistress’s rival and successor, Mrs Ota, and that…

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    Snow Country

    Yasunari Kawabata

    Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes…

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    The Decay of the Angel: The Sea of Fertility, 4

    Yukio Mishima

    During the last years of his life, Honda adopts an orphaned boy and teaches him about Japanese society and tradition.

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    Snow Country

    Yasunari Kawabata

    Follows the story of a tragic affair between a wealthy dilettante and a mountain geisha who gives herself to him without illusions or regrets, in a tale of wasted love…

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    Gossamer Years

    Edward G Seidensticker,Dennis Washburne

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    Japanese Proverbs: Wit and Wisdom

    David Galef

    Japanese Proverbs is filled with universal truths (‘Fall down seven times, get up eight’) as well as uniquely Japanese sayings and folk wisdom (‘Even a one-inch insect has a half-inch…

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