Japanese, Chinese, Korean & Other Literature Books

“Compelling . . . unfailingly interesting, building suspense as readers wonder what will happen” —Booklist (starred review). “Schlink knows how to tell a gripping yarn . . . [The Grandaughter] is a rewarding and wonderfully...

Gritty and unflinching, yet also tender, fantastical, and funny, a trans woman's coming-of-age tale about finding a community among fellow outcasts.Camila Sosa Villada's extraordinary first novel is a rich, nuanced portrait of a marginalized community:...

NAMED A "FALL 2020 MUST-READ" AND ONE OF THE "BEST BOOKS OF FALL 2020" BY TIME, VULTURE, THE BOSTON GLOBE, COSMOPOLITAN, WIRED, TOR AND MORE. Electrifying and provocative, visceral and profound, a powerful literary debut novel about a young woman whose...

Facing a corruption investigation, and in the twilight of his life, a wealthy man begins to re-examine all.   Park Minwoo is, by every measure, a success story. Born into poverty in a miserable neighborhood of Seoul, he has ridden the wave of...

"Bloody, unapologetic, and wild ... I loved it!"—Naomi Krupitsky, New York Times bestselling author of The Family. "The Cursed Friend grabs the reader’s attention and doesn’t let go . . . a magnetic coming-of-age...

'It's about time British readers discovered the wit and originality of David Foenkinos' Jonathan Coe, author of Bournville.A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter...

By turns melancholic and humorous, this collection of stories from the Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro is an exquisite meditation on love, the power of music and the passing of time. The lyrical, intimate stories of Nocturnes resound sometimes...

In a small town in Switzerland, Franz—ex-clergyman, ex-husband, current counselor of locals at loose ends— is being haunted by his recently deceased father, Klement. In life, Franz was caught cheating on his wife and defrocked, after which...

Also known as Journey to the West, Wu Ch'êng-ên's Monkey is one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature, translated by Arthur Waley in Penguin Classics. Monkey depicts the adventures of Prince Tripitaka, a...

Kotaro Isaka might not be a familiar name to you. Yet, what could be more fun than trained assassins looking for each other while looking for a much coveted briefcase? On a train! That’s what could be more fun! Like a locked room mystery, the...

NOW A MAX ORIGINAL SERIES. A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who "pulls the curtain back on ... [an] element of Japanese society that few Westerners ever see" (San...

Kamila Shamsie's Burnt Shadows is a story for our time by "a writer of immense ambition and strength. . . . This is an absorbing novel that commands in the reader a powerful emotional and intellectual response" -Salman Rushdie.   Winner of...

Other people's families are always more interesting that our own and we really didn't want to leave Lily and Nick (and the rest of the cast) behind… Grab a friend, this is a family you'll want to talk about.From the award-winning author...

Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over 30 years. Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady...

Going Home is a sparkling, funny, bighearted story of family and what happens when three men—all of whom are completely ill-suited for fatherhood—take charge of a toddler following an unexpected loss.Téo Erskine, now in his thirties,...

Dazzling and transportive, Gate to Kagoshima is perfect for fans of Thea Guanzon — a story of love across generations and ancestral ties that bind."Gate to Kagoshima is an action-packed adventure that opens in Scotland and makes its way to...

ONE OF THE BOSTON GLOBE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR.A love story about what it means to be an outsider from the most imaginative new voice in international fiction. In 1980s Yugoslavia, a young Muslim girl is married off to a man she hardly knows, but...

Baba Yaga is an old hag who lives in a house built on chicken legs and kidnaps small children. She is one of the most pervasive and powerful creatures in all mythology. She appears in many forms: as Pupa, a tricksy, cantankerous old woman who keeps her...

Eva can trace the route to Pim’s farm with her eyes closed, even though she has not been to Bovenmeer for many years. There she grew up among the rape fields and dairy farms. There lies also the root of all their grief. Eva was one of three...

From The Man Booker International Prize finalist Robert Seethaler comes a tender, heartbreaking story of one young man and his friendship with Sigmund Freud during the Nazi occupation of Vienna. Seventeen-year-old Franz Huchel journeys to Vienna to...