Japan - Fiction from KALAMOS BOOKS
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The City of Yes
by Oliva, Peter
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof.
- Published
- 1999
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780771068614
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- 1
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1999 Book. Fine. Soft cover. Uncorrected Proof.. "Advanced Reading Copy from uncorrected proofs" Alive with history, myth and wonder, The City of Yes is a luminous novel of parallel journeys through old and present-day Japan. In Saitama to teach English, the narrator is confronted by unlikely visions of home as he gradually enters the world of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Flight Paths of the Emperor
by Heighton, Steven
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition
- Published
- 1992
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780889841468
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
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Erin, ON, Canada: Porcupine's Quill, 1992 Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition. Set mainly in the psychologically insulated communities of expatriate teachers in Osaka, Japan, these fourteen stories seek to understand issues of national or personal honour, and the problematic importance of family. Heighton also examines subtly related themes, like death, age, marriage, war and poetry, while hinting at… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Cat, a Man, and Two Women (Japan's Modern Writers)
by Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780870117558
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
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Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1990 Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. "A small masterpiece, A Cat, a Man, and Two Women is a novel about loneliness, love, and companionship of the most unexpected kind. In this story of Japanese society and manners, Tanizaki gives us a perfectly-formed oddball comedy, and a love triangle in which the only real rival is feline.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cogwheels and Other Stories
by Ryunosuke, Akutagawa
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition.
- Published
- 1982
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780889621763
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
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Oakville: Mosaic Press / Valley Editions, 1982 Book. Illus. by Naoko Matsubara. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition.. Akutagawa Ryunosuke is one of the literary giants of Japanese literature and the award established in his honour is the most coveted literary prize in Japan. This collection of stories is translated by Howard Norman and illustrated by well known Japanese… Read more about this item Item Price
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Inspector Imanishi Investigates
by Matsumoto, Seicho
- Condition
- As New
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781569470190
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New York: Soho Press, 1994 Book. As New. Soft cover. Classic of Japanese mystery fiction first published in 1961 under the title (Vessel of Sand) . "In the railroad yard of Tokyo's Kamata Station a disfigured corpse is found, its head pillowed on one rail, thighs across another, awaiting the departure of the first morning train to complete the grisly… Read more about this item Item Price
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