Hiromi - Fiction & Literature 1

**Nominated for the 2021 Shirley Jackson Award From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the mundane an……続きを見る

"A parable about memory, mythic characters, and confessional regrets . . . An ethereal, resonating literary gift" (Booklist, starred review) from the internationally bestselling author of Strange We……続きを見る

Cartea lui Hiromi Kawakami cuprinde mărturisirile a zece femei și tot atâtea povestiri din care, pornind de la frânturi de amintiri, cititorii pot recompune personalitatea fascinantă, greu de prins,……続きを見る

“Hopeful monsters” are genetically abnormal organisms that, nonetheless, adapt and survive in their environments. In these devastating stories, the hopeful monsters in question are those who will no……続きを見る

Twenty-six writers in Canada were asked to contribute pieces of original work describing how they see writing today. From Atwood’s opening, through writing from Indigenous writers, the reader is giv……続きを見る

Da ist der kränkelnde, dreißig Jahre ältere Ehemann, ein jüdischer Künstler, da sind die drei Töchter mit Essstörungen und Pubertätssorgen, die kranken Eltern, und das Ganze im ständigen Hin und Her……続きを見る

Vidunderlig, smuk japansk roman Tsukiko er 37 år gammel, arbejder på et kontor og bor alene. En aften møder hun tilfældigvis en af sine gamle lærere fra gymnasitiden på en lokal bar. Tsukiko har alt……続きを見る

Joyce & Jung offers a uniquely feminist poststructuralist and post-Jungian psychoanalytic analysis of Stephen Dedalus’s psychosexual growth in James Joyce’s twentieth-century classic A Portrait of t……続きを見る

Der er gået tolv år, siden Keis mand pludselig forsvandt og efterlod hende alene med deres firårige datter. Nu bor Kei sammen med sin mor og teenagedatteren i en lejlighed i Tokyo. Men hun kan ikke ……続きを見る

The Akutagawa Prize-winning stories from one of the most highly regarded and provocative contemporary Japanese writers 'The nightingale sang again. The plates on the table gleamed, and the food, in ……続きを見る

Ti forskellige kvinder har alle næret følelser for Yukihiko Nishino, en charmerende og katteagtig mand, hvis liv er omgærdet af mystik. Men han forsvandt ud af deres liv, og nu står kun minderne om ……続きを見る

This “wondrous” collection of fantasy tales from Neil Gaiman, Patricia A. McKillip, and others “is a treasure chest. Open it and revel in its riches” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). For this encha……続きを見る

Included in The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023 Stories from a Japanese master of transformative fiction, where reality, myth, and human foibles meet shifting dimensions of gender, biology, and dest……続きを見る

A collected series of intertwined poetic essays written by acclaimed Japanese poet Hiromi Itoーpart nature writing, part travelogue, part existential philosophy. Written between April 2012 and Novem……続きを見る

«Una obra magnética.» Lire Una novela de la autora de El cielo es azul, la tierra blanca , ganadora del Premio Akutagawa, el Premio Ito Sei, el Premio Woman Writer's, el Premio Tanizaki y el Man As……続きを見る

Ocho narraciones trenzadas con la extraordinaria prosa de Hiromi Kawakami, la autora más aclamada de la literatura japonesa actual. Los ocho relatos que componen este libro, si bien totalmente indep……続きを見る

Una novela de la autora de El cielo es azul, la tierra blanca, ganadora del Premio Akutagawa, el Premio Ito Sei, el Premio Woman Writer's, el Premio Tanizaki y el Man Asian Literary Prize, con más d……続きを見る

Die letzten zwei Jahre im Leben eines Familienhunds, durchzogen von Erinnerungen und mit Seitenblicken auf den gebrechlichen Vater der Erzählerin – Stoff für ein Buch, das viele Fragen stellt und so……続きを見る

Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase examines the role that magazines have played in the creation and development of the concept of shōjo, the modern cultural identity of adolescent Japanese girls. Cloaking thei……続きを見る

I want to get rid of Kanoko I want to get rid of filthy little Kanoko I want to get rid of or kill Kanoko who bites off my nipples. A landmark dual collection by one of the most important contempora……続きを見る

Octavia E. Butler said, “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” New Suns 2 brings you fresh visions of the strange, the unexpected, the shockingーbreakthrough stories, stories s……続きを見る

What do a sunburnt ass, the 1898 New Westminster fire, a dogfish woman, and unrest and a ghost in 1930's China have in common? They're all in emerge 2011, the newest student anthology from The Write……続きを見る

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (Caribbean and Canadian Region)! Co-winner of the Canada-Japan Book Award! Hiromi Goto’s debut novel has become a Canadian classic. It i……続きを見る

Într-un cartier mărginaș din Tokyo, pe o stradă comercială, se află un magazin de mărunțișuri aparent banal. Însă aici, într-un spațiu cu parfum nostalgic, se țes încetul cu încetul, cu rafinament ș……続きを見る

Tsukiko are 38 de ani, lucrează într-un birou, trăiește singură și îi place să frecventeze un bar și să bea sake. Într-o zi, întâmplarea face să reîntâlnească un fost profesor de liceu, căruia, pent……続きを見る

Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Ignyte, and Brave New Words Awards. “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E. Butler. New Suns: Ori……続きを見る

Take a story and shrink it. Make it tiny, so small it can fit in the palm of your hand. Carry the story with you everywhere, let it sit with you while you eat, let it watch you while you sleep. Keep……続きを見る

Tsukiko, thirty–eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei" in a local bar. Tsukiko had only ever called him "Sensei" (……続きを見る

Der arbejder fire personer i Nakanos genbrugsbutik. Der er hr. Nakano selv, den excentriske butiksejer med det udsvævende kærlighedsliv, hans kunstneriske storesøster Masayo og de to unge butiksmeda……続きを見る

This innovative and bestselling novel won two major literary awards in Japan: the Hagiwara Sakutarō Award and the Izumi Shikibu Award. Hiromi Ito is known for dynamic performances of her work (see ……続きを見る