KIYO - Fiction & Literature 1

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

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

Eight sweet, short stories of love. Eight great authors. Eight ways to celebrate Autumn. Falling in love is timeless. From a sexy medieval stonemason to a big-city businessman, Regency England to Na……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

Robert Townley prides himself as an efficient and indispensible valet to Phillip, Duke of Bartlett. But when Robert is coerced into teaching the poor children at the duchess' chapel school, he's out……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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In this Rashomon-style mystery story, each member of a high-school literature club presents her own version of the death of the group's leader. At a prestigious girl’s school, a student has died. It……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

Lady Laura Montgomery would much rather spend her summer at the family estate, but instead she must act as her stepsister's chaperone for the London season. She takes solace in her poetry books and ……続きを見る

Peter Brown joined His Majesty's Army in the fight against Napoleon, but when he was wounded, a lovely Frenchwoman tended him. She was a recent widow, and they were on opposing sides of the war, so ……続きを見る

Amanda Collins leads a satisfactory but uneventful life as the vicar's daughter in sleepy Whitecastle. But her sedate days are turned upside down when some of the village's wealthiest men suddenly s……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

In Connections and Influence in the Russian and American Short Story, editors Robert C. Hauhart and Jeff Birkenstein have assembled a collection of eighteen original essays written by literary criti……続きを見る

Grace Montgomery is known as a champion for social justice. She has fought against slavery and child labor. Her latest cause pits her against the railroad threatening the historical integrity of her……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

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