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The Honorable Picnic

A 1920s Novel About Japan

by Thomas Raucat ...

Written in 1924, this has been called the best novel ever written abo Penned in 1924, this has been called the best novel ever written about Japan, and its charm remains undiminished. The French author, a pilot during World War I, was sent to Japan as a flying instructor after the war, and this book is a fictionalised account with line drawings of the year he spent ... Read more

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Written in 1924, this has been called the best novel ever written abo Penned in 1924, this has been called the best novel ever written about Japan, and its charm remains undiminished. The French author, a pilot during World War I, was sent to Japan as a flying instructor after the war, and this book is a fictionalised account with line drawings of the year he spent
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Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories

by R. K. Narayan ...

"It is not too much to compare Mr. Narayan to Chekhov." - The New York TimesThere is no better introduction to R.K. Narayan than this remarkable collection of stories celebrating work that spans five decades. Characters include a storyteller whose magical source of tales dries up, a love-stricken husband who is told by astrologers he must sleep with a prostitute to save his dying wife, a pampered ... Read more

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"It is not too much to compare Mr. Narayan to Chekhov." - The New York TimesThere is no better introduction to R.K. Narayan than this remarkable collection of stories celebrating work that spans five decades. Characters include a storyteller whose magical source of tales dries up, a love-stricken husband who is told by astrologers he must sleep with a prostitute to save his dying wife, a pampered
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Geisha in Rivalry

by Kafu Nagai ...

Translated by Kurt Meissner, Ralph Friedrich ...

Geisha in Rivalry, first published as Udekurabe in 1918, has a secure place among Kafu Nagai's masterpieces.Set against the backdrop of Tokyo's Shimbashi geisha district, a company of vivid characters play out their drama of illicit love, shady intrigue, and unrelenting rivalry. In the forefront are the geisha: some powerful and spiteful like the imperious Rikiji, some crude and obvious like the ... Read more

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Geisha in Rivalry, first published as Udekurabe in 1918, has a secure place among Kafu Nagai's masterpieces.Set against the backdrop of Tokyo's Shimbashi geisha district, a company of vivid characters play out their drama of illicit love, shady intrigue, and unrelenting rivalry. In the forefront are the geisha: some powerful and spiteful like the imperious Rikiji, some crude and obvious like the
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Japan: a Record in Colour

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by Menpes ...

Impressions of Japan, first published in 1901, 73 color illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "Menpes was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia, the second son of property developer James Menpes, who with his wife, Ann, had settled in Australia in 1839... Menpes set off on a sketching tour of Brittany in 1880, during which he met James McNeill Whistler. He became Whistler's pupil, and at one ... Read more

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Impressions of Japan, first published in 1901, 73 color illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "Menpes was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia, the second son of property developer James Menpes, who with his wife, Ann, had settled in Australia in 1839... Menpes set off on a sketching tour of Brittany in 1880, during which he met James McNeill Whistler. He became Whistler's pupil, and at one
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The Skeptical Romancer

Selected Travel Writing

by W. Somerset Maugham ...

Series series Vintage International
W. Somerset Maugham was one of the seminal writers of the twentieth century, and his travel writing has long been considered among his finest work. Now, acclaimed travel writer Pico Iyer maps out a masterful tour of these vivid, evocative pieces that are collected here for the first time.Maugham worked as a secret agent in Russia, published novels in London, staged plays in New York, and traveled ... Read more

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W. Somerset Maugham was one of the seminal writers of the twentieth century, and his travel writing has long been considered among his finest work. Now, acclaimed travel writer Pico Iyer maps out a masterful tour of these vivid, evocative pieces that are collected here for the first time.Maugham worked as a secret agent in Russia, published novels in London, staged plays in New York, and traveled
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Kimono

by John Paris ...

Shibukaro ka Shiranedo kaki no Hatsu-chigiri. Whether the fruit be bitter Or whether it be sweet, The first bite tells. ... Read more

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Shibukaro ka Shiranedo kaki no Hatsu-chigiri. Whether the fruit be bitter Or whether it be sweet, The first bite tells.
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Spring Miscellany

And London Essays

by Soseki Natsume ...

Translated by Sammy I Tsunematsu ...

For the first time, English readers have access to Soseki’s Spring Miscellany. Originally published as Eijitu Shohin in serial form in the Asahi newspaper in 1909, before appearing in book form, Spring Miscellany is an pastiche of twenty-five sketches, referred to as shohin (little items), heir to the great zuihitsu tradition of discursive prose. These personal vignettes are clearly ... Read more

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For the first time, English readers have access to Soseki’s Spring Miscellany. Originally published as Eijitu Shohin in serial form in the Asahi newspaper in 1909, before appearing in book form, Spring Miscellany is an pastiche of twenty-five sketches, referred to as shohin (little items), heir to the great zuihitsu tradition of discursive prose. These personal vignettes are clearly
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Musings of an American Artist in Japan

by Robert Frederick Blum ...

Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903), American Lithographer and Watercolorist spent much of his time in Europe, but visited Japan in 1890 and spent three years there. ... Read more

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Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903), American Lithographer and Watercolorist spent much of his time in Europe, but visited Japan in 1890 and spent three years there.
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Giribala & Other Short Stories

"We live in the world when we love it."

by Rabindranath Tagore ...

In this volume we venture to the East. To met a writer who speaks a common language of love and mysticism which continues to convey valuable insights into universal themes in contemporary society. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) who was a gifted Bengali Renaissance man, distinguishing himself as a philosopher, social and political reformer and a popular author in all literary genres. He was ... Read more

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In this volume we venture to the East. To met a writer who speaks a common language of love and mysticism which continues to convey valuable insights into universal themes in contemporary society. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) who was a gifted Bengali Renaissance man, distinguishing himself as a philosopher, social and political reformer and a popular author in all literary genres. He was
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Selected Short Stories

by Rabindranath Tagore ...

In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he remains one of the most important voices of Bengali culture to this day. These short stories, written mostly in the 1890s, vividly portray Bengali life and culture. Tagore’s treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth-century India, and all are ... Read more

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In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he remains one of the most important voices of Bengali culture to this day. These short stories, written mostly in the 1890s, vividly portray Bengali life and culture. Tagore’s treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth-century India, and all are
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Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore ...

Tagore's treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth century India and all are interwoven with Tagore's perceptive eye for detail, strong sense of humanity and deep affinity for the natural world. Tagore's stories continue to rise above geographic and cultural boundaries to capture the imaginations of readers around the world.This collection contains ... Read more

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Tagore's treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth century India and all are interwoven with Tagore's perceptive eye for detail, strong sense of humanity and deep affinity for the natural world. Tagore's stories continue to rise above geographic and cultural boundaries to capture the imaginations of readers around the world.This collection contains
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Memoirs of an Indian Woman

by Shudha Mazumdar, Geraldine Forbes ...

It was a momentous time in India -- the period between 1900 and the early 1930s -- the nationalist movement had become a mass movement; the British colonial power doled out representative institutions; and proponents of India's two major religions, Hinduism and Islam, had become competitors in newly created political institutions. "Memoirs of an Indian Woman", vividly portrays the life and ... Read more

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It was a momentous time in India -- the period between 1900 and the early 1930s -- the nationalist movement had become a mass movement; the British colonial power doled out representative institutions; and proponents of India's two major religions, Hinduism and Islam, had become competitors in newly created political institutions. "Memoirs of an Indian Woman", vividly portrays the life and
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