Japanese, Chinese, Korean & Other Literature Books

Internationally acclaimed author Yoko Tawada's most famous — and bizarre — tale in a stand-alone, New Directions Pearl edition. The Bridegroom Was a Dog is perhaps the Japanese-German writer Yoko Tawada’s most famous story. Its initial...

An autobiographical novel about growing up gay in a working-class town in Picardy.“Every morning in the bathroom I would repeat the same phrase to myself over and over again . . . Today I’m really gonna be a tough guy.” Growing up in a...

'Truth is not found in fixed stillness, but in ceaseless change/movement. Isn't this the quintessential core of what stories are all about?' Haruki Murakami, from the afterword to The City and Its Uncertain WallsThe long-awaited new novel from Haruki...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • An immersive debut set across the temples, slums, and gated estates of late-twentieth century Bangkok, telling the story of three families striving to control their destinies in a merciless, sometimes brutally...

From the international best-selling author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, a collection exploring the intimacies of contemporary Korean womanhood. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is...

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Kamogawa Food Detectives series, for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps recreate them.....

Another immensely successful import from Japan, this fits the trend of being warm and welcoming, odd and off-beat. It’s a whole lot of feel-good in a small package. The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering...

Korean historical drama meets murder mystery in this propulsive detective story perfect for fans of Holly Jackson.June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE. What happens when the person you’ve built your entire life on is suddenly gone? This question lies at the heart of Jente Posthuma’s deceptively simple What I’d Rather Not Think About...

This “moving and riveting” book shares a layered, epic, multigenerational story of the Vietnam war and its aftermath (Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Sympathizer)​With the epic sweep of Min Jin...

The million-copy bestselling series.Now as a beautiful, collectible hardback - the perfect gift.Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s moving Before the Coffee Gets Cold, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you...

The Setting Sun is a gorgeous and deeply sensible story of the changing of Japanese tradition after World War II, all from the lens of a heroine going through her own changes offset by the challenges of modernity. Timeless and lyrical, it's a story...

Combining a distinct, offbeat literary style with a propulsive premise, Asako Yuzuki is another deeply engaging author to come out of Japan. Centered around food, the distinctive and downright fun voice alone makes this stand apart; add in characters...

An intimate look at writing, running, and the incredible way they intersect, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is an illuminating glimpse into the solitary passions of one of our greatest artists.While training for the New York City Marathon,...

The story of an introverted young man coming of age in the 60's, which should provide plenty of context already. With the help of his first love, he breaks free of his reservedness and finds himself. If you've loved anything by Murakami, know that this...

Wry and heartfelt, sensitive and stark, Convenience Store Woman is the story of a convenience store employee glued to her job. With sharp social commentary on the work culture in Japan, this is a smart novel with so much to give.Shortlisted for the Best...

A BTS fan favorite! A WALL STREET JOURNAL STORIES THAT CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE PICK * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S STAY HOME AND READ PICK * SALON'S BEST AND BOLDEST * BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED    The Emissary meets The Curious...

A tense, powerful thriller from the bestselling author of Six Four1985. Kazumasa Yuuki, a seasoned reporter at the North Kanto Times, runs a daily gauntlet of the power struggles and office politics that plague its newsroom. But when an air disaster of...

A potent novel about lost youth and migration by the author of The Last Brother and Waiting for TomorrowMarie, a nurse in Mayotte, a far-flung, tropical department of France in the Indian Ocean, adopts a baby abandoned at birth by his mother, a refugee...

“Two world wars and the passage of more than a century do not overshadow [Bernhard Schlink’s] story of lovers who never fully belong to each other, just as they never fully belonged to the world.”—Booklist “A brilliant novel...