Japanese Contemporary Fiction

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.

Amazon Editors' Pick: Best Literature and Fiction books of October From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of Snow comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman’s sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems. "John...

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.

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。

亡き夫への後悔を抱く女性と、人生の選択に迷う会社員。失踪した仲間と、共に登る仲間への、特別な思いを胸に秘める音大生。娘の夢を応援できない母親と、母を説得したい山岳部の女子大生。

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。

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!

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

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.

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...

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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

限りない喪失と再生を描く究極の恋愛小説!暗く重たい雨雲をくぐり抜け、飛行機がハンブルク空港に着陸すると、天井のスピーカーから小さな音でビートルズの『ノルウェイの森』が流れ出した。

「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。

大ヒット『猫を処方いたします。』著者の最新書下ろし小説！どこ行くの？ボクも連れてって。

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?!

世界35ヶ国で翻訳決定！柚木麻子の新境地にして集大成。男たちの財産を奪い、殺害した容疑で逮捕された梶井真奈子(カジマナ)。若くも美しくもない彼女がなぜ──。週刊誌記者の町田里佳は親友の伶子の助言をもとに梶井の面会を取り付ける。

キノベス１位＆大佛次郎賞受賞作！大佛次郎賞＋キノベス第１位の２冠に輝いた、歴史超大作！寛永１４年（１６３７）、突如として島原を襲った傷寒禍（伝染病）は、一帯の小児らの命を次々に奪い始めた。

第１９回司馬遼太郎賞受賞作、待望の文庫化全島蜂起！幕末の隠岐「島後」に吹き荒れた叛乱の嵐――本物の歴史小説の凄みと醍醐味を、ぜひとも味わっていただきたい。第19回司馬遼太郎賞受賞作、待望の文庫化！

史上初、台湾侵攻！歴史小説の巨人、最新刊国境を脅かす騎馬民族の大軍を何度も退け、明王朝を堅守し続けた名将・袁崇煥（えんすうかん）が、私欲にまみれた宦官たちの讒言によって処刑された。明朝の終わりの始まりだった。