South Melbourne. Affirm Press. 2020. 278pp. Paperback. "Years after the death of her cruel and complicated mother, Erika's house is still full of the things Michiko left behind: an onigiri basket, a Wedgewood tea set, a knotted ring from Okinawa. In defiance of Japanese tradition, Erika has also kept the..... More
Folkestone. Global Oriental Ltd, 2007. xviii + 235pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket. Introduces the concepts of naturalization and naturalized modernity and uses them as tools for understanding the way modernity has been experienced and portrayed in Japanese literature since the end of the Second World War. Special emphasis is given to..... More
United Kingdom. Penguin Books Ltd., 2018. Index, black and white illustrations, 453pp, paperback. Translated and edited by Adam L. Kern. The first Penguin anthology of Japanese haiku, in vivid new translations by Adam L. Kern. Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle Publishing. 2019. 25 black and white woodblock prints, 512pp, paperback. Modern Japanese Short Stories is a remarkable collection of Japanese stories from the pioneers of contemporary Japanese literature. This volume's twenty-five stories, by as many authors, display a wide range of style and subject matter - offering a...... More
London. Joffe Books. 2021. 252pp. Paperback. "Kamiya Jun is a teenage war orphan from the lost Japanese colony of Karafuto. He is smuggled to the mainland on a fishing boat. Captured by the police, he is handed over to the occupation forces, and finds himself unwillingly recruited to work in..... More
London. Vintage. 2012. Reprint. Translated by Philip Gabriel. 505pp. Paperback. "Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre..... More
Brisbane. Interactive Press. 2020. Black and white photographic illustrations, 197pp, paperback, signed by the author. Saeko Ogi is a tanka poet and tanka translator. Born in Tokyo, Saeko has lived in Canberra since 1972. She is a member of the Araragi-ha Tanka Society in Japan since 2003 and facilitator of..... More
United States. University of Hawaii Press. 2010. Black and white illustrations, viii + 165 pages, index, paperback. Pierre Loti's novel "Madame Chrysantheme" (1888) enjoyed great popularity during the author's lifetime, served as a source of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly, and remains in print to this day as a classic in..... More
Rutland. Tuttle. 2022. Black & white illustrations, 191pp. Paperback. "The iconic three-line haiku form is increasingly popular today as people embrace its simplicity and grace - and its connections to the Japanese ethos of mindfulness and minimalism. Say more with fewer words. This practical guide by poet and teacher Bruce..... More
Paris. Les Indes Savantes. 2004. Text in French. 145pp, bibliography, index, paperback. When referring to this item please quote stockid 89896. More