John Bester

26 books

The Silent Cry by Kenzaburō Ōe

The Silent Cry

Kenzaburō Ōe

464 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark slow-paced
Sun and Steel by John Bester, Yukio Mishima

Sun and Steel

John Bester, Yukio Mishima

108 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy reflective slow-paced
The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi

The Waiting Years

Fumiko Enchi

183 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Dark Room by Junnosuke Yoshiyuki

The Dark Room

Junnosuke Yoshiyuki

172 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction dark reflective slow-paced
The Decadents: Masterworks of Ukiyo-E by Juzo Suzuki
The Decadents: Masterworks of Ukiyo-E
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Juzo Suzuki

The Decadents: Masterworks of Ukiyo-E

Juzo Suzuki

95 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

Essential Japanese: A Translator's Perspective by John Bester
Essential Japanese: A Translator's Perspective
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John Bester

Essential Japanese: A Translator's Perspective

John Bester

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)

The Gambler's Tale by Junichi Saga, John Bester
The Gambler's Tale
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Junichi Saga, John Bester

The Gambler's Tale

Junichi Saga, John Bester

264 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction biography reflective fast-paced
The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto by Masaaki Ono, Katsuhiko Mizuno
The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto
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Masaaki Ono, Katsuhiko Mizuno

The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto

Masaaki Ono, Katsuhiko Mizuno

127 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction nature informative reflective relaxing medium-paced
Matasaburo the Wind Imp by Kenji Miyazawa

Matasaburo the Wind Imp

Kenji Miyazawa

missing page info • first pub 1934 (editions)

emotional reflective medium-paced
Modern Japanese Short Stories by Naoya Shiga, Yasushi Inoue, Kawaguchi Matsutaro, Nakajima Ton, Japan Quarterly Editorial Board, Fumiko Hayashi, Yukio Mishima, Takeda Taijun, Koda Aya, Fumiko Enchi, Yasunari Kawabata, Ozaki Kazuo, Osamu Dazai

Modern Japanese Short Stories

Naoya Shiga, Yasushi Inoue, Kawaguchi Matsutaro, Nakajima Ton, Japan Quarterly Editorial Board, Fumiko Hayashi, Yukio Mishima, Takeda Taijun, Koda Aya, Fumiko Enchi, Yasunari Kawabata, Ozaki Kazuo, Osamu Dazai

missing page info • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced