Lydia Origlia

18 books

The Ark Sakura by Kōbō Abe

The Ark Sakura

Kōbō Abe

374 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction dystopian fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima

Beautiful Star

Yukio Mishima

269 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
The Frolic of the Beasts by Yukio Mishima

The Frolic of the Beasts

Yukio Mishima

166 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction literary reflective sad slow-paced
Kusamakura by Natsume Sōseki

Kusamakura

Natsume Sōseki

152 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
The Lake by Yasunari Kawabata

The Lake

Yasunari Kawabata

160 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction contemporary mysterious reflective slow-paced
Mishima on Hagakure: The Samurai Ethic and Modern Japan by Kathryn Sparling, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Yukio Mishima

Mishima on Hagakure: The Samurai Ethic and Modern Japan

Kathryn Sparling, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Yukio Mishima

144 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective medium-paced
My Friend Hitler and Other Plays of Yukio Mishima by Hiroaki Sato, Yukio Mishima

My Friend Hitler and Other Plays of Yukio Mishima

Hiroaki Sato, Yukio Mishima

316 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction play reflective slow-paced
The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon

The Pillow Book

Sei Shōnagon

419 pages • first pub 1002 (editions)

nonfiction classics history informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Quicksand

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

224 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ mysterious fast-paced
The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata

The Rainbow

Yasunari Kawabata

224 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced