The Serpent and the Rope By Raja Rao

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Title	:	The Serpent and the Rope
Author	:	Raja Rao
ISBN	:	0879512202
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	408

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The Serpent and the Rope introduces to American readers India s greatest novelist Reflecting the flavor and wholeness of the traditional Indian way of life, where fact and fable, philosophy and the matter of fact blend into one, this semi autobiographical novel can be called timeless, just as India herself seems timeless and other worldly by virtue of her unchanging ritua The Serpent and the Rope introduces to American readers India s greatest novelist Reflecting the flavor and wholeness of...

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The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan By Yasushi Inoue

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Title	:	The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan
Author	:	Yasushi Inoue
ISBN	:	0804837015
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	210

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The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan presents an accurate portrait of this era in Japanese history Originally published in Japanese in 1959, this classic novel by Yasushi Inoue takes place during the Japanese Warring Era 1467 1573 a time when a fractured Japan was ruled by three young powerful warlords Takeda Shingen, Iwagawa Yoshimoto and Hojo Ujiyasu The story focuses The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan presents an accurate portrait of this era in Japanese history Originally published in Japan...

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Naomi By Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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Title	:	Naomi
Author	:	Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
ISBN	:	0375724745
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	237

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Junichiro Tanizaki s Naomi is both a hilarious story of one man s obsession and a brilliant reckoning of a nation s cultural confusion When twenty eight year old Joji first lays eyes upon the teenage waitress Naomi, he is instantly smitten by her exotic, almost Western appearance Determined to transform her into the perfect wife and to whisk her away from the seamy unde Junichiro Tanizaki s Naomi is both a hilarious story of one man s obsession and a brilliant reckoning of a nation s cultura...

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Man Tiger By Eka Kurniawan

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Title	:	Man Tiger
Author	:	Eka Kurniawan
ISBN	:	1781688591
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	172

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A wry, affecting tale set in a small town on the Indonesian coast, Man Tiger tells the story of two interlinked and tormented families and of Margio, a young man ordinary in all particulars except that he conceals within himself a supernatural female white tiger The inequities and betrayals of family life coalesce around and torment this magical being An explosive act of A wry, affecting tale set in a small town on the Indonesian coast, Man Tiger tells the story of two interlinked and tormented ...

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Silent House By Orhan Pamuk

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Title	:	Silent House
Author	:	Orhan Pamuk
ISBN	:	0307402657
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	352

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In an old mansion in Cennethisar formerly a fishing village, now a posh resort near Istanbul the old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren Faruk, a dissipated failed historian his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgun and the younger grandson, Metin, a high school student drawn to the fast life of the nouveaux riches, who dreams of going to Americ In an old mansion in Cennethisar formerly a fishing village, now a posh resort near Istanbul the old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer v...

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The Master of Go By Yasunari Kawabata

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Title	:	The Master of Go
Author	:	Yasunari Kawabata
ISBN	:	0679761063
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	189

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Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other s black or white stones Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely complex in its execution, Go is an essential expression of the Japanese spirit And in his fictional chronicle of a match played between a revered and heretofore invincible Master and a younger and modern challenger, Yasunari Kaw Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other s black or white stones Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely ...

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Tehlikeli Masallar By Ahmet Altan

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Title	:	Tehlikeli Masallar
Author	:	Ahmet Altan
ISBN	:	9755107045
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	251

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Yan mda kimse olmad ndan de il yaln zl m, yaln z oldu umu s yleyebilece im kimse olmad i in yaln z m ben Deneyimlerimle, i ine a k kar mam her ili kinin iyi gitti ini, a k n ise b t n ili kiyi karma k hale getirdi ini anlam t m buna ra men kendimi tutamay p gene a k n o etrefil, h rpalay c , kar k, ac larla dolu, vah i, bencil ve d manca yollar nda gezinm Yan mda kimse olmad ndan de il yaln zl m, yaln z oldu umu s yleyebilece im kimse olmad i in yaln z m ben Deneyimlerimle, i ine a k kar mam her ili kinin...

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Thirst for Love By Yukio Mishima

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Title	:	Thirst for Love
Author	:	Yukio Mishima
ISBN	:	0099530279
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	200

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After the early death of her philandering husband, Etsuko moves into her father in law s house, where she numbly submits to the old man s advances But soon she finds herself in love with the young servant Saburo Tormented by his indifference, yet invigorated by her desire, she makes her move, with catastrophic consequences....

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Kinshu By Teru Miyamoto

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Title	:	Kinshu
Author	:	Teru Miyamoto
ISBN	:	0811216756
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	208

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Life, death, karma these interwoven themes form the heart of this lyrical novel in letters, Kinshu Autumn Brocade, the first work to be published in the U.S by Teru Miyamoto, one of Japan s most popular literary writers.The word kinshu has many connotations in Japanese brocade, poetic writing, the brilliance of autumn leaves and resonates here as a vibrant metaphor for t Life, death, karma these interwoven themes form the heart of this lyrical novel in letters, Kinshu Autumn Brocade, the first w...

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The Waiting Years By Fumiko Enchi

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Title	:	The Waiting Years
Author	:	Fumiko Enchi
ISBN	:	477002889X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	203

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The beautiful, immature girl whom she took home to her husband was a maid only in name Tomo s real mission had been to find him a mistress Nor did her secret humiliation end there The web that his insatiable lust spun about him soon trapped another young woman, and another and the relationships between the women thus caught were to form, over the years, a subtle, sh The beautiful, immature girl whom she took home to her husband was a maid only in name Tomo s real mission had been to find him a m...

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Umrao Jan Ada By Mirza Mohammad Hadi Ruswa

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Title	:	Umrao Jan Ada
Author	:	Mirza Mohammad Hadi Ruswa
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	200

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Umrao Jan Ada is perhaps one of the most enigmatic and forgotten female figures in South Asian Literature The question of her existence, her beauty, her scholarly abilities and her poetic gift remains a mystery even today The book is an account of Umrao s life as a Lucknawi courtesan, a nautch girl, delivered in the first person by Umrao herself and documented by a close Umrao Jan Ada is perhaps one of the most enigmatic and forgotten female figures in South Asian Literature The question of her existence,...

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Salad Anniversary By Machi Tawara

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Title	:	Salad Anniversary
Author	:	Machi Tawara
ISBN	:
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Ms Tawara s book has already sold than 2 million copies in Japan Now, in a wonderfully natural English language rendition, the appealingly romantic voice of Ms Tawara is available for the first time to American readers 10 photographs....

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Wonderful Fool By Shūsaku Endō

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Title	:	Wonderful Fool
Author	:	Shūsaku Endō
ISBN	:	072061080X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	237

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Here we meet the gentle, self sacrificing French youth, Gaston Bonaparte, a descendent of Napoleon His trusting love of both people and animals makes all who meet him change their lives for the better Gaston s adventures in modern Japan are presented as a kind of fable, yet, with complete realism and keen social satire A Peter Owen Modern Classics....

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Japanese Gothic Tales By Kyōka Izumi

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Title	:	Japanese Gothic Tales
Author	:	Kyōka Izumi
ISBN	:	0824817893
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	214

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The four stories presented here are among Kyoka s best known works....

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Twinkle Twinkle By Kaori Ekuni

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Title	:	Twinkle Twinkle
Author	:	Kaori Ekuni
ISBN	:	1932234012
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	170

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They got married ten days ago They haven t had sex yet and they don t intend to As it turned out, the only way to make their parents get off their backs about trying to find someone was actually finding someone with whom to put marriage for show Mutsuki is strictly gay and has a boyfriend, while Shoko is a clinical case of emotional instability who s in no shape for They got married ten days ago They haven t had sex yet and they don t intend to As it turned out, the only way to make their parents get off ...

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Amat By İhsan Oktay Anar

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Title	:	Amat
Author	:	İhsan Oktay Anar
ISBN	:
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	235

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K y da ise direkli, iki g verteli ve 58 toplu bir kalyon, o karanl kta usturma alar n puta edip iskeleye palamar vermi ti Yelkenlerin sar l oldu u serenler hisa edilmi ve tez zamanda yola kaca n il n i in mizana dire ine mavi bayrak ekilmi ti Esrarengiz adam, kalabal yar p elinden tuttu u sr fil le iskeleden gemiye do ru y r meye ba lad Kalyonun dikmesin K y da ise direkli, iki g verteli ve 58 toplu bir kalyon, o karanl kta usturma alar n puta edip iskeleye palamar vermi ti Yelkenlerin sar l oldu u serenl...

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Rashomon and Seventeen other Stories By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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Title	:	Rashomon and Seventeen other Stories
Author	:	Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
ISBN	:	0143039849
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	268

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This collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master s stories, from the source for the movie Rashomon to his later, autobiographical writings.Ry nosuke Akutagawa 1892 1927 is one of Japan s foremost stylists a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour Rash mon and In a B This collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master s stories, from the source for the movie Rashomon<...

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