Japanese, Chinese, Korean & Other Literature Books

A searching, buoyant novel about queer love, mothers and daughters, and making a life in the face of the only constant: loss.   Every story is a love story. In a Barcelona redolent with Almodóvar vibes, the love is between women: overlapping...

“Vivid and intriguing...Evokes unresolved family history with subtle heat.” —The New York Times.From National Book Award–winning Elisa Shua Dusapin, a subtle yet powerful portrayal of family, secrets, and silence set against the...

A poignant portrait of a war-torn mind, The Remembered Soldier is a gripping story of lost love, broken identity and the winding path to healing in the midst of turmoil. INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST.   NATIONAL BOOK AWARD...

A critically acclaimed #1 bestseller in France—a novel of art, desire, and time lost and regained, from Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano “[Modiano’s] words conjure up the promise of hidden worlds.”—Tobias...

The second in Nathalie Léger’s acclaimed genre-defying triptych of books about the struggles and obsessions of women artists.“I believe there is a miracle in Wanda,” wrote Marguerite Duras of the only film American actress Barbara...

Thirteen-year-old Agostino is spending the summer at a Tuscan seaside resort with his beautiful widowed mother. When she takes up with a cocksure new companion, Agostino, feeling ignored and unloved, begins hanging around with a group of local young...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books.Of course, very few people go through the gate and abandon the beautiful phenomenon of the outside world for the interior reality that they intuit… A visitor to a zoo discovers he can...

Fuuta the cat had a long, loving life. But in the afterlife, he is tasked with a special mission which, if he succeeds, means he can reunite with his owner again in this heartwarming story. "A much-needed dose of comfort and positivity." —Shanna...

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves Inspector Maigret is subject to unexpected scrutiny in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons...

In a sweltering Paris summer Inspector Maigret works against the clock to catch a serial killer in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend Inspector Maigret is known for his infallible instinct, for getting at the truth no matter how...

Inspector Maigret's Holiday takes an unexpected turn in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend Inspector Maigret's wife has fallen ill during their seaside holiday at Les Sables-d'Olonne. When he visits her in the hospital, he receives a...

From the renowned Russian author of In Memory of Memory, a stunning new dreamlike work about exile and art. The writer M has lived in the city of B ever since her homeland declared war on a neighboring state. Exiled, she is unable to write...

Perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove, Walden's wildly entertaining, equally raw and tender novel examines boyhood and the chaos of social change through seven-year-old Andrev whose mother keeps acquiring new 'father' candidates for him...

When her favorite books start disappearing from the library, Nanami and a mysterious talking cat spring to action and a whimsical book-saving adventure begins. “Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of...

In Norway’s frozen north, it’s not just secrets that are buried. When nineteen-year-old Iselin Hanssen disappears during a run in a popular hiking area in Bodø, Northern Norway, suspicion quickly falls on her boyfriend.For investigator...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018.Shakespeare’s dark and tragic play retold in a heart-pounding New York Times bestselling thriller from the author of The Snowman and The Thirst. Set in the 1970s in a...

From “a novelist at the height of his powers,” a dramatic and jubilant dive into France in the “glorious years” of the 1950s, through the lens of one ambitious, troubled, and utterly compelling family (La Croix). It is 1952...

Beyond Mars, beyond physical form, beyond human understanding…what’s left is the absolute Martian Manhunter! Brought into the Absolute Universe by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodríguez, Absolute Martian Manhunter reinvents the...

Four obsessed women kidnap a K-Pop idol with unexpected and devastating results in this chilling, thought-provoking literary thriller that blends the dark impulsions of Butter with the ratcheting tension of Stephen King's Misery. Four...

In the aftermath of a national disaster, a couple look back on their marriage and what it cost them in this groundbreaking novel about capitalism’s effect on the human heart. *Guardian best translated fiction of 2025* 'Buzzes with...