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This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories celebrates some of the very best twentieth-century literature from Japan. Each story appears in the original Japanese alongside an expert English translation, providing unique cultural insight and literary inspiration for language learners. Ranging from a witty send-up of modern social graces to a powerful evocation of the aftermath of the atomic bomb, this remarkable collection includes works from beloved authors Abe Akira, Uchida Hyakken, Kawakami Mieko, Ohba Minako, Betsuyaku Minoru, Haruki Murakami, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Hoshi Shin'ichi, Kono Taeko, and Ota Yoko.

The anthology consists of channeled writings aimed at uplifting and empowering individuals through daily messages. Originating from a desire to support a friend in need, these "Emspirations" blend empowerment and inspiration to create positive energy. The author initially hesitated to share these writings widely but ultimately embraced the opportunity to reach a broader audience. Through a year of daily posts, the author recognized the importance of compiling these messages into a book, intending to enlighten and elevate the collective spirit of readers.

A deluxe hardcover reproduction of Naughty Dog's original Crash Bandicoot developer's bible! Take a rare glimpse into the making of a videogame icon, and gain a first-hand taste of the undistilled creativity that brought Crash, Cortex, Aku Aku, and the rest of your favorite characters to millions of screens around the world! Reproducing Naughty Dog's original design document for Crash Bandicoot from the best available sources, this unique volume features original concept illustrations and includes a foreword from Crash's creators to lend insight into how Crash Bandicoot came to be the unforgettable videogame character he is today. This tome is sure to please all who possess a thirst for imagination and curiosity surrounding the creation of games!

A major new anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami.This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story collection, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable practitioners writing today. Curated by Jay Rubin (who has himself freshly translated several of the stories) and introduced by Haruki Murakami this is a book which will be a revelation to many of its readers. Short story writers already well-known to English-language readers are all included - Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, Yoshimoto - but also many surprising new finds. From Tsushima Yuko's 'Flames' to Sawanishi Yuten's 'Filling Up with Sugar', from Hoshi Shin'ichi's 'Shoulder-Top Secretary' to Yoshimoto Banana's 'Bee Honey', The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is filled with fear, charm, beauty and comedy.

'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.' Autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927). Akutagawa's Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories is also available in Penguin Classics.

Aomame e Tengo sono da mesi persi sotto un cielo ostile in cui brillano due lune, separati eppure uniti da qualcosa di invisibile, come solo il destino può essere. Minacciati dalla setta Sakigake e da forze ancora piú sinistre, braccati dall'investigatore Ushikawa, tanto geniale quanto pericoloso, sono ormai alla fine del viaggio. La storia di un amore che deve superare ostacoli, risolvere enigmi, attraversare universi, per dare un senso alla realtà.

Tokyo, 1984. Aomame è un killer in minigonna e tacchi a spillo che vendica le donne che subiscono violenza. Tengo è un ghost writer alle prese con un libro inquietante come una profezia. Entrambi si giocano la vita in una storia che sembra destinata a farli incontrare. Ma quando Aomame, sollevando gli occhi al cielo, vede sorgere una seconda luna, capisce che non potranno condividere neppure la stessa realtà Mai come in 1Q84 Murakami ha esplorato le nostre ossessioni per dare vita a un mondo così personale, onirico e malinconico.

Norwegian Wood è un grande romanzo sull'adolescenza, sul conflitto tra il desiderio di essere integrati nel mondo degli "altri" per entrare vittoriosi nella vita adulta e il bisogno irrinunciabile di essere se stessi, costi quel costi. Come il giovane Holden, Toru è continuamente assalito dal dubbio di aver sbagliato o poter sbagliare nelle sue scelte di vita e di amore, ma è anche guidato da un ostinato e personale senso della morale e da un'istintiva avversione per tutto ciò che sa di finto e costruito. Diviso tra due ragazze, Naoko e Midori, che lo attirano entrambe con forza irresistibile ..