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  • The Great Gatsby

    • ASIN: 0743273567
    • ISBN: 9780743273565
    • Brand: Scribner
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

    A true classic of twentieth-century literature, this edition has been updated by Fitzgerald scholar James L.W. West III to include the author’s final revisions and features a note on the composition and text, a personal foreword by Fitzgerald’s granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan—and a new introduction by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn... [Read More]

  • The Elephant Vanishes: Stories

    • ASIN: 0679750533
    • ISBN: 0679750533
    • Brand: Brand: Vintage
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    Includes the story "Barn Burning" which is now the basis for the major motion picture BurningIn the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display.In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of... [Read More]

  • Kafka on the Shore (Vintage International)

    • ASIN: B000FC2ROU
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories (Penguin Classics Hardcover)

    • ASIN: B079B7BL11
    • Manufacturer: Penguin

    This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable works being written today. Short story writers already well-known to English-language readers are all included here - Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surpri... [Read More]

  • Men Without Women: Stories (Vintage International)

    • ASIN: 1101974524
    • ISBN: 1101974524
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are lovesick doctors, students, ex-boyfriends, actors, bartenders, and even Kafka’s Gregor Samsa, brought together to tell stories that speak to us all. In Men Without Women Murakami has crafted anot... [Read More]

  • 1Q84 (Vintage International)

    • ASIN: B004LROUW2
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir (Vintage International)

    • ASIN: 0307389839
    • ISBN: 9780307389831
    • Brand: Vintage Books USA
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    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, Haruki Murakami decided to keep a journal of his progress. The result is a memoir about his inter... [Read More]

  • Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

    • ASIN: 0140449701
    • ISBN: 9780140449709
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Classics

    One of Penguin Classics' most popular translations—now also in our elegant black spine dressRyünosuke Akutagawa is one of Japan's foremost stylists—a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. "Rashömon"and "In a Bamboo Grove" inspired Kurosawa's magnificent film and depict a ... [Read More]

  • The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel (Vintage International)

    • ASIN: B003XT605Y
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • Norwegian Wood

    • ASIN: 0375704027
    • ISBN: 0375704027
    • Brand: Haruki Murakami
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel

    • ASIN: 037571894X
    • ISBN: 037571894X
    • Brand: Vintage
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    Quirky and utterly captivating, A Wild Sheep Chase is Murakami at his astounding best.An advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend and casually appropriates the image for an advertisement. What he doesn’t realize is that included in the scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captu... [Read More]

  • Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Vintage International)

    • ASIN: B004AP9W1O
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • After the Quake: Stories

    • ASIN: 0375713271
    • ISBN: 0375713271
    • Brand: Vintage Books
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    Set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, the mesmerizing stories in After the Quake are as haunting as dreams and as potent as oracles.An electronics salesman who has been deserted by his wife agrees to deliver an enigmatic package— and is rewarded with a glimpse of his true nature. A man who views himself as the son of God pursu... [Read More]

  • South of the Border, West of the Sun: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0679767398
    • ISBN: 0679767398
    • Brand: Murakami, Haruki
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    South of the Border, West of the Sun is the beguiling story of a past rekindled, and one of Haruki Murakami’s most touching novels.Hajime has arrived at middle age with a loving family and an enviable career, yet he feels incomplete. When a childhood friend, now a beautiful woman, shows up with a secret from which she is unable to escape, the fau... [Read More]

  • Short Stories in Japanese: New Penguin Parallel Text (Japanese Edition)

    • ASIN: 0143118331
    • ISBN: 0143118331
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    A dual-language edition of Japanese stories—many appearing in English for the first time   This volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer back to a dictionary.   The stories—many of which appear he... [Read More]

  • Sputnik Sweetheart: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0375726055
    • ISBN: 0375726055
    • Brand: Vintage
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    Part romance, part detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love.K is madly in love with his best friend, Sumire, but her devotion to a writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments. At least, that is, until she meets an older woman to whom she finds herself irresistibly drawn. Whe... [Read More]

  • Whirly Girl

    • ASIN: B00110UE3G

  • The Incomplete Book of Running

    • ASIN: 1451696248
    • ISBN: 1451696248
    • Brand: Simon & Schuster
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

    “Sagal has created a new genre—the five-minute-mile memoir. Combining commentary and reflection about running with a deeply felt personal story, this book is winning, smart, honest, and affecting. Whether you are a runner or not, it will move you.” —Susan Orlean In the midpoint of life, I found myself lost, in a dark place. So I tried to f... [Read More]

  • After Dark (Vintage International)

    • ASIN: 0307278735
    • ISBN: 9780307278739
    • Brand: Vintage Books USA
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    In After Dark—a gripping novel of late night encounters—Murakami’s trademark humor and psychological insight are distilled with an extraordinary, harmonious mastery. Nineteen-year-old Mari is waiting out the night in an anonymous Denny’s when she meets a young man who insists he knows her older sister, thus setting her on an odyssey through... [Read More]

  • The Vegetarian: A Novel

    • ASIN: B00X2F7NRI
    • Manufacturer: Hogarth

    Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Publisher's Weekly •  Buzzfeed •  Entertainment Weekly •  Time •  Wall Street Journal •  Bustle •  Elle •  The Economist •  Slate •  The Huffington Post • The St. Louis Dispatch �... [Read More]

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