In these two novellas, Kimura Yusuke explores human and animal life in northern Japan after the natural and nuclear disasters of March 11, 211. Kimura inscribes the "Triple Disaster" into a rich regional tradition of storytelling, incorporating far-flung voices to testify to life and the desire to represent it in the aftermath of calamity.
In these two novellas, Kimura Yusuke explores human and animal life in northern Japan after the natural and nuclear disasters of March 11, 211. Kimura...
In these two novellas, Kimura Yusuke explores human and animal life in northern Japan after the natural and nuclear disasters of March 11, 211. Kimura inscribes the "Triple Disaster" into a rich regional tradition of storytelling, incorporating far-flung voices to testify to life and the desire to represent it in the aftermath of calamity.
In these two novellas, Kimura Yusuke explores human and animal life in northern Japan after the natural and nuclear disasters of March 11, 211. Kimura...
Tsering Doendrup is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed authors writing in Tibetan today. The Handsome Monk and Other Stories brings together short stories from across Tsering Doendrup's career to create a panorama of Tibetan society.
Tsering Doendrup is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed authors writing in Tibetan today. The Handsome Monk and Other Stories brings toge...
Yi Mun-yol's Meeting with My Brother is narrated by a South Korean whose father abandoned his family and defected to the North during the Korean War. Many years later, he is prepared to reunite with his father. When his father dies before a rendezvous can be arranged, he learns that he has a half-brother, whom he chooses to meet instead.
Yi Mun-yol's Meeting with My Brother is narrated by a South Korean whose father abandoned his family and defected to the North during the Korean War. ...
Fu Ping is a keenly observed portrait of the lives of lower-class women in Shanghai in the early years of the People's Republic of China. Wang Anyi, one of contemporary China's most acclaimed authors, explores the daily lives of migrants from rural areas and other people on the margins of urban life.
Fu Ping is a keenly observed portrait of the lives of lower-class women in Shanghai in the early years of the People's Republic of China. Wang Anyi, o...
There a Petal Silently Falls is a selection of works from contemporary Korean author Ch'oe Yun. Elegantly crafted and quietly moving, Ch'oe Yun's stories are among the most incisive portrayals of the psychological and spiritual reality of post-World War II Korea.
There a Petal Silently Falls is a selection of works from contemporary Korean author Ch'oe Yun. Elegantly crafted and quietly moving, Ch'oe Yun's stor...
In novels such as Silence, Endo Shusaku examined the persecution of Japanese Christians in different historical eras. Sachiko, set in Nagasaki in the painful years between 1930 and 1945, is the story of two young people trying to find love during yet another period in which Japanese Christians were accused of disloyalty to their country.
In novels such as Silence, Endo Shusaku examined the persecution of Japanese Christians in different historical eras. Sachiko, set in Nagasaki in the ...
