Japanese Contemporary Fiction

In the early 1920s, Japanese college professor Masao Takashimaya of Kyoto had a passion for modern ideas that was as strong as his wife's belief in ancient tradition. Twenty years later, his 18-year-old daughter Hiroko, torn between her mother's traditions and her father's wishes, boarded SS Nagoya Maru to come to California for an education, and to make her father proud. It was August 1941.

The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I Knew I Loved You asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time? In Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart...

In 1995, the physical and social landscape of Japan was transformed by two events: the Kobe earthquake, in January, which destroyed thousands of lives, and the poison-gas attacks in the Tokyo subways in March, during the morning rush hour. Following these twin disasters, Haruki Murakami...

EL FENÓMENO COREANO QUE HA DADO LA VUELTA AL MUNDO. Una historia conmovedora sobre los momentos decisivos de la vida y de cómo los libros pueden sanar heridas y cambiar a las personas. En un pequeño callejón de un barrio tranquilo de Seúl se encuentra la librería Hyunam-dong. La dueña, Yeongju, ha pasado su vida haciendo lo que se esperaba de ella (estudiar, casarse y tener una carrera exitosa) hasta que, tras su divorcio y cansada de cumplir con las expectativas de otros, decide dejarlo todo atrás para perseguir su sueño de tener una librería.

The enchanting new novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, about five strangers who each seek comfort from a healing hippo ride. Nestled at the bottom of a five-story apartment block in the community of Advance Hill is the children's...

Ex-archaeology grad student turned international antiquities thief Alix - better known now as Owl - has one rule. No supernatural jobs. Ever. Until she crosses paths with Mr. Kurosawa, a red dragon who owns and runs the Japanese Circus Casino in Las Vegas. He insists Owl retrieve an artifact stolen 3,000 years ago and makes her an offer she can't refuse: He'll get rid of a pack of vampires that want her dead.

Available in English for the very first time, a powerful, poignant novel about three half sisters in post-war Japan, from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Snow Country. With the Second World War only a few years in the past, and Japan still reeling from its effects, two sisters—born to the...

Putting the fey tragedy behind him, Erich arrives at the Rhinian capital and begins his term of service under Lady Agrippina at the Imperial College of Magic. There, he draws the attention of a troubling wardrobe connoisseur but has no choice but to press on and earn his sister's tuition. After befriending a student at the College, the two set off on one of Agrippina's simple errands—until the Goddess of Dice turns their quick chore into a full-blown dungeon crawl!

「君はこれから世界でいちばんタフな15歳の少年になる」――15歳の誕生日がやってきたとき、僕は家を出て遠くの知らない街に行き、小さな図書館の片隅で暮らすようになった。

チェス盤の下に隠れている彼を、どうか見つけて下さい。伝説のチェスプレーヤー、リトル・アリョーヒンの、ひそやかな奇跡を描き尽した、切なく、愛おしい、宝物のような傑作長篇小説

尊敬する物理学者の父・哲泰を文化大革命で亡くし、人類に絶望した中国人エリート女性科学者・葉文潔。彼女が宇宙に向けて秘密裏に発信した電波は惑星〈三体〉の異星人に届き、驚くべき結果をもたらす。現代中国最大のヒット小説にして《三体》三部作の第一作

鳴りやまぬ拍手と眩しいほどの光、人生の境地がここにある。

Published in 1980 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, Pnball, 1973 is the second book in the "Trilogy of the Rat" series. It is preceded by Hear the Wind Sing (1979) and followed by A Wild Sheep Chase (1982), and is the second novel written by Murakami...

十七歳と十六歳の夏の夕暮れ、きみは川べりに腰を下ろし、〝街〟 について語り出す――それが物語の始まりだった。高い壁と望楼に囲まれた遥か遠くの謎めいた街。そこに“本当のきみ”がいるという。

Nothing wrecks an already bad day faster than almost getting hit by a car. But then he rescued me. My mysterious, sexy savior wore danger as easily as he wore his black-on-black clothes. And still, I wasn't afraid of him. I should've been. Because after one misunderstanding, the man I thought would love me forever showed me just how ruthless and cold he really is. I trusted him with my heart once and it broke me. I can't afford to make that mistake again.

「生きるのに、誰かの許可なんて必要ない」――400年を生きる猫が導く、令和最愛のおとぎ話。人の間に生き、なによりも深く人を愛した猫は、今日も誰かの心に「生きる意味」を問う……。

The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series The regulars at the magical Café Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary time-travel offer. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family...

「すみれがぼくにとってどれほど大事な、かけがえのない存在であったかということが、あらためて理解できた。すみれは彼女にしかできないやりかたで、ぼくをこの世につなぎ止めていたのだ」　「旅の連れ」という皮肉な名を持つ孤独な人工衛星のように、誰もが皆それぞれの軌道を描き続ける。

衝撃の巨大自動車企業小説、ついに完結！「99％が真実」という噂で書店から本が消えた!?気鋭の経済記者が「覆面作家」となって、初めて書くことができた「世界一の自動車メーカー」禁断の真実。あまりに詳しすぎる内部情報や関係者しか知らない極秘ネタを小説に偽装したノンフィクションではないか……そう噂され、発売と同時にベストセラーとなった超問題作『トヨトミの野望』と続編『トヨトミの逆襲』。その「完結作」がついに発売！

The magus Agrippina saves the munchkin hero Erich by the skin of his teeth. This favor does not come without a cost—she brings news that little Elisa is actually a changeling! To protect his sister's future, Erich's only choice is to accompany the magus to the imperial capital as a servant, leaving his hometown behind... but not before making an oath to his childhood friend. When fairies suddenly appear on his path to the capital, will he be able to avoid a critical failure?!