KIYO - Fiction & Literature 1

'Een eerlijk en humaan portret van prostituees in het Japan van begin 20e eeuw.' The New York Times In 1903 wordt het vijftienjarige eilandmeisje Aoi Ichi verkocht aan het meest exclusieve bordeel v……続きを見る

A major style of Japanese dance-drama, ‘Noh’ is the oldest surviving theatre form in the world, boasting a history of over 700 years. Noh plays are often based on tales from traditional literature, ……続きを見る

A major style of Japanese dance-drama, ‘Noh’ is the oldest surviving theatre form in the world, boasting a history of over 700 years. Noh plays are often based on tales from traditional literature, ……続きを見る

In the wake of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, 22-year-old Joe Horiuchi is faced with a decision: volunteer for America's war against the Axis Powers, or reject the country that is locking his fello……続きを見る

In the wake of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, 22-year-old Joe Horiuchi is faced with a decision: volunteer for America’s war against the Axis Powers, or reject the country that is locking his fello……続きを見る

**"Utterly charming . . . I would read a hundred of these stories." ーShelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures Seven struggling customers are given the uniqu……続きを見る

The japanese Noh drama by the Master Zeami Motokiyo about the Buddhist priest Rensei and the warrior of the Taira Clan Atsumori. The story of redention of the warrior Kumagai Jiro Naozane that kille……続きを見る

The Japanese philosopher Miki Kiyoshi opens doors to all those interested in rethinking the problem of imagination, myth, and technology. Miki Kiyoshi is one of the central figures in the Kyoto Scho……続きを見る

Charge your reader! Once you start reading these delightful sweet Regencies, you'll be hooked! It's the season for true love, so settle in and enjoy! The Partridge and the Peartree: Phillip Peartree……続きを見る

"Utterly charming . . . I would read a hundred of these stories" Shelby Van Pelt, bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures Is three days with a cat enough to change your life? The troubled ……続きを見る

Oberschüler Seiya Maki verliebt sich eines Tages in das unappetitlich aussehende selbst gemachte Bento der Klassenschönheit Arisa Asahina. „Ich möchte dein Bento essen! Willst du meine Freundin werd……続きを見る

'Irrefutable and beautiful' New York Times 'Only Kiyoko Murata can convey this world' YOKO OGAWA, author of The Memory Police, Yomiuri Shibun The year is 1903, and tenacious and spirited Aoi Ichi is……続きを見る

An unforgettable novel of fearless women banding together to pursue the lives they want, inspired by the real-life historic Japanese courtesan strike In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Aoi Ichi ……続きを見る

Esta Autobiografia de um homem inexistente também poderia se chamar Um narrador em busca de um romance. Mas diferentemente da famosa peça de Pirandello, aqui é o leitor que se vê preso entre a reali……続きを見る

It is now known that the Ainu is the oldest tribe having once occupied the land of Japan before some strong tribes came from the Southern Asia and landed and pushed the Ainus gradually up northward.……続きを見る

YUKARA epos of the Ainus study and translation of Kamuy-Yukara by Kiyoko Miura MY DEAR UNCLE "T" had so enthusiastically recommended me to read the Ainu epics and given one of the books as a special……続きを見る

Science Fiction and Anticipation: Utopias, Dystopias and Time Travel presents ten chapters discussing themes related to time travel, utopias, and dystopias in science fiction novels published in Ame……続きを見る

Lynching in American Literature and Journalism consists of twelve essays investigating the history and development of writing about lynching as an American tragedy and the ugliest element of nationa……続きを見る

Hiroki is a consummate playboy. Bouncing from one lover to the next, he bandies the words “I love you” around as a catchphrase to get his partners to do whatever he demands in bed. But a single phon……続きを見る

Hiro Tanaka prepared for a life as a samurai warrior. But his world changed when Japan's feudal system was abolished by the Emperor. Now he must find a new vocation. Disillusioned with fighting and ……続きを見る

Hiro Tanaka prepared for a life as a samurai warrior. But his world changed when Japan's feudal system was abolished by the Emperor. Now he must find a new vocation. Disillusioned with fighting and ……続きを見る

An autobiographical novel that takes a life to pieces, putting forward not a coherent, straightforward narrative, but a series of dazzling images ranging from the ordinary to the unbelievable, fishe……続きを見る

The result of a worldwide effort to assess both the current state of critical understanding of John Steinbeck’s works and the extent of his cultural influence As a writer who, beginning in the 1930s……続きを見る

Murō Naokiyo was born in Yanaka, in Musashi, on the 30th March, 1658. His life was the wholly uneventful career of a professional scholar. From the year 1711 until his death he was employed by the T……続きを見る

The japanese Noh drama by the Master Zeami Motokiyo about the Buddhist priest Rensei and the warrior of the Taira Clan Atsumori. The story of redention of the warrior Kumagai Jiro Naozane that kille……続きを見る

Only seven years have passed since Rose Sheffield was a carefree college student, though it seems like a lifetime ago. Her father's position at a major bank provided her with luxuries she took for g……続きを見る

This book examines how early research on literary activities outside national literatures such as émigré literature or diasporic literature conceived of the loss of ‘mother-tongue” as a tragedy, and……続きを見る

In the wake of its defeat in World War II, as Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situation, literature and literary criticism emerged as h……続きを見る

Grief but not as we've known it. A bird in a cage and a magical wishing horse. Panic attacks, supermarket trips and high expectations. Sex, love and loneliness in solitude. Envisioned futures worth ……続きを見る

This book takes up the question of Christian queer theology and ethics through the contested lens of "redemption." Starting from the root infinitive "to deem," the authors argue that queer lives and……続きを見る