Asian Classics

No matter where you run to… Connor Rye seeks solace on remote Whitaker Island. When his first quiet evening ends with a blow to the head, it’s clear that nothing—and no one—is as it seems. Still haunted by his sister’s murder, he’s buried himself in work while trying to hold his...

The acclaimed author of Occupied City, Tokyo Year Zero, and The Red Riding Quartet now gives us a stunning work of fiction in twelve connected tales that take up the strange, brief life of the brilliant twentieth-century Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Haunting and evocative, brutal and...

The second novel from the critically acclaimed New York Times–bestselling author Chang-rae Lee. His remarkable debut novel was called "rapturous" (The New York Times Book Review), "revelatory" (Vogue), and "wholly innovative" (Kirkus Reviews). It was the recipient of six major awards...

Explains the attraction of Muslims to their faith, and discusses the challenges contemporary Islam confronts, and how we might imagine an Islamic theology and identity ready to face tomorrow Islam is often associated with and limited to the worst of the world—extremism, obscurantism, misogyny...

Has anyone ever asked you—What were the best days of your life? That one period of your life you always wanted to go back to? And live that life . . . one more time? When asked this, I closed my eyes and went back in my own past. And I thought . . . . . . of the days, when life's most complex...

A radiant, exquisitely told portrait of a young woman growing up between cultures, in search of her future self Before you are anything, you are a daughter. At first, you are a child at home in your mother’s belly: a beloved daughter, a vision of the future. But who will you become? At the Dol...

In this second of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of narrative art--not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context.

At the height of China’s Cultural Revolution a powerful general fathered two sons. Tan was born to the general’s wife and into a life of comfort and luxury. His half brother, Shento, was born to the general’s mistress, who threw herself off a cliff in the mountains of Balan only moments...

A cult classic, Fixer Chao—which was named a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year—by New Yorker contributor Han Ong, delivers a sharp and insightful narrative about racial and social hierarchy, personal identity, and alienation William Paulinha, a resourceful, gay Filipino sex worker, is...

**One of Debutiful's Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2026** After ten years on the run around the world, Ophir—not her real name—comes clean in a confessional podcast about her life as a fugitive, charming countless fans even as she risks her freedom. Ophir’s tale begins in Singapore...

"Cion Cion Blu" è un contadino cinese che veste solo di blu e arancione; ha un gatto tutto blu e un cane tutto arancione. E un pesciolino, che si chiama Bluino. Una notte, la neve copre di fiocchi bianchi tutti i suoi alberi d'aranci: quanto buon gelato d'aranciata! Per venderlo al mercato Cion Cion Blu s'incammina...

Long out-of-print, this novella is Ganymede's life story - unapologetic in its ribald details of Greek gods in disguise, trying to seduce the most beautiful youth in the Ancient world. When a prince of Troy is born with perfect proportions, not only does every man he meets desire him, but the Immortals want him as their lover. Ganymede loses his virginity to Hermes at 12, at 14 he captures the attention of Ares and Apollo...can Zeus be next?

Poems inspired by the strong women in award-winning poet Amit Majmudar’s life, celebrating the influence and energy of the ones who nurtured him, loved him, and made possible his journey as person and poet This marvelous collection opens with the practical wisdom and unforgettable wit of the...

Finalist for the 2023 PEN Open Book Award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Pick Named a Best Book of 2022 by The New Yorker “Paul Tran’s debut collection of poems is indelible, this remarkable voice transforming itself as you read...

A deeply humane new collection by a luminary of Bengali literature A radiant collection of poetry about womanhood, intimacy, and the body politic that together evokes the arc of an ordinary life. Nabaneeta Dev Sen's rhythmic lines explore the joys and agonies of first love, childbirth, and decay...

If you're a Tagore fan, this is a feast!

ある朝夢から目覚めると、毒虫になっていた。突然虫になってしまった男と、その家族の生活という日常。あまりにも非日常的な出来事には、説明も何もない。ただ、【突然虫になってしまった】事実があるのみである。 「この子は虫じゃない。私達の家族だもの。」 そんなこと、現実では有り得ない。目の前に居るのは、どう見ても毒虫である。ただ、それだけ。家族を養えず、母親を気絶させ、下宿人を追い出そうとする、そんな虫が、家族である訳がない――。20世紀を代表する不条理小説として、現代でも必読書に挙げられることの多いカフカの「変身」。本作では実力派の朗読家が、非日常の日常を、淡々と冷ややかに読み上げる。人間のエゴや弱さを鋭く突く、問題作。

本系列故事以中國經典神話著作遊記為底本忠於原著從"猴王出世""鬧天宮"開始經歷多重磨難唐僧師徒四最終實現 "取經歸來"是少年讀者熟能詳的經典故事內容常完整是套全反映原著貌的遊記主題型彩繪圖畫書它由陸新森嚴定憲等三位美術名家歷時三年創作成以濃鬱的中國傳統畫國化愛好者它被多位化學者資深閱讀推和學前教育專家所關注和鼎推薦語充分保留了古話格經過教育專家和線教師們的閱讀實踐檢驗童閱讀理解障礙裝幀設計上資深設計師傾打造莊嚴經典與童童趣並重的封效果陪伴了代的童年是難以逾越的經典

本系列故事以中國經典神話著作遊記為底本忠於原著從"猴王出世""鬧天宮"開始經歷多重磨難唐僧師徒四最終實現 "取經歸來"是少年讀者熟能詳的經典故事內容常完整是套全反映原著貌的遊記主題型彩繪圖畫書它由陸新森嚴定憲等三位美術名家歷時三年創作成以濃鬱的中國傳統畫國化愛好者它被多位化學者資深閱讀推和學前教育專家所關注和鼎推薦語充分保留了古話格經過教育專家和線教師們的閱讀實踐檢驗童閱讀理解障礙裝幀設計上資深設計師傾打造莊嚴經典與童童趣並重的封效果陪伴了代的童年是難以逾越的經典

本系列故事以中國經典神話著作遊記為底本忠於原著從"猴王出世""鬧天宮"開始經歷多重磨難唐僧師徒四最終實現 "取經歸來"是少年讀者熟能詳的經典故事內容常完整是套全反映原著貌的遊記主題型彩繪圖畫書它由陸新森嚴定憲等三位美術名家歷時三年創作成以濃鬱的中國傳統畫國化愛好者它被多位化學者資深閱讀推和學前教育專家所關注和鼎推薦語充分保留了古話格經過教育專家和線教師們的閱讀實踐檢驗童閱讀理解障礙裝幀設計上資深設計師傾打造莊嚴經典與童童趣並重的封效果陪伴了代的童年是難以逾越的經典