John Bester

27 books

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
New Writing In Japan by Shun Akiyama, Mutsuo Takahashi, Kenzaburō Ōe, Kōbō Abe, Kunio Tsukamoto, Shintarō Ishihara, Minoru Yoshioka, Taruho Inagaki, Takashi Tsujii, Shōtarō Yasuoka, Yutaka Haniya, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, Shuntarō Tanikawa, Geoffrey Bownas, Kazuko Shiraishi, Ryuichi Tamura, John Bester, Yukio Mishima, Hatsu Mizushima

New Writing In Japan

Shun Akiyama, Mutsuo Takahashi, Kenzaburō Ōe, Kōbō Abe, Kunio Tsukamoto, Shintarō Ishihara, Minoru Yoshioka, Taruho Inagaki, Takashi Tsujii, Shōtarō Yasuoka, Yutaka Haniya, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, Shuntarō Tanikawa, Geoffrey Bownas, Kazuko Shiraishi, Ryuichi Tamura, John Bester, Yukio Mishima, Hatsu Mizushima

249 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction reflective sad medium-paced
Night Train to the Stars by Kenji Miyazawa

Night Train to the Stars

Kenji Miyazawa

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories medium-paced
Night Train to the Stars: beloved, enigmatic Japanese folk tales by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester

Night Train to the Stars: beloved, enigmatic Japanese folk tales

Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester

241 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous reflective slow-paced
A Personal Matter, The Silent Cry, Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness by Kenzaburō Ōe, Kenzaburō Ōe
A Personal Matter, The Silent Cry, Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
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Kenzaburō Ōe, Kenzaburō Ōe

A Personal Matter, The Silent Cry, Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness

Kenzaburō Ōe, Kenzaburō Ōe

700 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Winds and Wildcat Places by Kenji Miyazawa
Winds and Wildcat Places
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Kenji Miyazawa

Winds and Wildcat Places

Kenji Miyazawa

missing page info • first pub 1968 (editions)

adventurous dark lighthearted medium-paced
Winds from Afar by Hideki Yukawa, Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester

Winds from Afar

Hideki Yukawa, Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester

164 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced