Chronicles of A Village by Nguyen Thanh Hien
30.00 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
A fragmentary poetic novel that interweaves the legends, tragedies and histories of a fabulated village in modern-day Vietnam Chronicles of a Village is set in an anonymous Vietnamese village based on the author's personal memories. The surrealistic narrative touches on the country's pre-modern history ...Show more
She and her Cat by Makoto Shinkai; Naruki Nagakawa
35.00 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction | Reading Level: very good
CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN meets TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES - Heart-stopping, tender Japanese bestselling debut novel about four women and the cats in their lives, as they lurch towards self-discovery in modern-day Japan by a hugely acclaimed Japanese anime filmmaker. For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONIC ...Show more
Euphoria by Elin Cullhed
32.99 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
A luminous portrayal of a brilliant mind who is at once at battle with herself and with the constraints that society has placed on her. A woman's life, erupting with brilliance and promise, is fissured by betrayal and the pressures of duty. What had once seemed a pastoral family idyll has become a trap ...Show more
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
48.00 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
A special hardback edition of Murakami's epic, magical masterpiece, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, now with a new introduction from the authorToru Okada's cat has disappeared.His wife is growing more distant every day.Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has recently been receiving.A ...Show more
Swann in Love by Marcel Proust (translated by Lucy Raitz)
32.99 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
A stunning deluxe edition of the stand-alone novella from Proust's masterpiece--an intoxicatingly witty story of infatuation and jealousy--delivers the most memorable reading experience A new translation commemorating a century since the monumental masterpiece was first published in English--and since ...Show more
Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada
27.99 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
Fish-breeding and weasel infestations punctuate this disarming, strange and strangely resonant story of one man's journey toward impending fatherhood, from an award-winning Japanese novelist. Two friends meet across three dinners. In the back room of a pet shop, they snack on dried shrimps and discuss f ...Show more
Heart Sutra by Yan Lianke
38.00 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction | Reading Level: very good
The five major religions collide in an exploration of spirituality and gender fluidity in a novel imbued with celebrated Chinese author Yan Lianke's distinctive wit and humour. The Heart Sutra is the most mysterious scripture in Chinese Buddhism. In Yan Lianke's new novel, disciples of China's five main ...Show more
All The Lovers In The Night by Mieko Kawakami
24.99 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
<b>‘Mieko Kawakami is a genius’ - Naoise</b> <b>Dolan, author of <i>Exciting Times</i></b> <b>From international literary sensation Mieko </b><b>Kawakami comes <i>All the Lovers in the Night</i></b><b>, an extraordinary, deepl ...Show more
The Devil's Flute Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
24.99 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction | Series: Detective Kindaichi Mysteries Ser.
The scruffy sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi investigates a series of gruesome murders within the feuding family of a brooding, troubled composer, whose most famous work chills the blood of all who hear it. The Devil’s Flute Murders is an ingenious and highly atmospheric classic whodunit from Japan’s master of c ...Show more
Saha: The new novel from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
26.99 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
From the author of international bestseller Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 ''Cho’s complex, humane, and by its end utterly transfixing novel shows that it is in community that we find resilience.' i newspaper 'Like Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award-winning film Parasite and the popular Netflix series Squid Games, Sa ...Show more
Great Japanese Stories - 10 Parallel Texts by Jay Rubin (Editor)
29.99 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
This hand-picked selection from The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories celebrates the best literature to emerge from Japan since the twentieth century.From a surreal fairy tale to a heart-rending evocation of the aftermath of the atomic bomb, this vibrant collection provides unique cultural insight ...Show more
What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
25.99 NZD
Category: Translated Fiction
The irresistible hardback Times bestseller and bookshop favourite about the healing power of books and community; Time magazine Top 100 books of 2023; 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times THE BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this soul-s ...Show more