AISHA - 小説・エッセイ 1

[About the Book] ーHe won the war, only to be pursued by his own brother- After his decisive victory at the Battle of Dan-no-ura, Minamoto no Yoshitsune found himself hunted by his elder brother, Yoritomo. Yet why did Yoshitsune not immediately flee far away, and instead remain near the capital,……続きを見る

霧の釧路に増殖する自走式ソーラーパネル、島の歴史を見つめる紫の目を持つ人間たち、函館のきらめく夜を駆ける長命種、夜の明けない名寄のオーロラ……。 広い北海道がもつさまざまな顔を、物語と一緒に見つめたい。そんなアイディアのもと、北海道にゆかりある10組の作家が共演する。 【収録作品】 秋永真琴「夜会」 mai……続きを見る

These all-new translations of four landmark essays by Junichiro Tanizaki bring fresh insights to the work of one of Japan's most acclaimed writers. The translations by Michael P. Cronin bring together Tanizaki's famous meditation on Japanese aesthetics with three other fascinating cultural comment……続きを見る

第二次上海事変の直後の混沌とした上海。日本人社会とは距離を置き、工部局警官を経て私立探偵を営む林愁介が巻き込まれる事件の数々。 なお本書は初出時の表題に復しています。続きを見る

The Poetry of Chiyo-ni introduces English-language readers to one of Japan's most luminous literary voices: Chiyo-ni (1703-1775), a poet, painter, and Buddhist nun who broke barriers to become Japan's most celebrated female haiku master. Living in an era when haiku was almost exclusively a male a……続きを見る

第二次上海事変から2年後の上海。日本の占領下で日本軍部は我が物顔に振る舞う。上海で私立探偵を営む林愁介は、ふとしたことから中華民国政府との和平工作を目論む海軍中佐に協力する事になるが…。 次々に起るテロや襲撃。陸軍、憲兵、藍衣社などが入り乱れる謀略の魔都上海。続きを見る

Soseki Natsume is Japan's most popular writer, well known in the West for his satirical novels like I Am a Cat, Botchan and Kokoro. However, he first made a name for himself in Japan as a poet, publishing hundreds of haiku over a period of several decades. Until now very few of these have appeared……続きを見る