John Bester

26 books

Acts of Worship: Seven Stories by Yukio Mishima

Acts of Worship: Seven Stories

Yukio Mishima

207 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse

Black Rain

Masuji Ibuse

304 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan by John Bester, Kappa Senoh

A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan

John Bester, Kappa Senoh

528 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld by John Bester, Junichi Saga

Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld

John Bester, Junichi Saga

253 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction biography history reflective medium-paced
The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath by Eileen Kato, Mitsuharu Inoue, John Bester, Koichi Nakagawa, Masuji Ibuse, Margaret Mitsutani, George Saito, Ivan Morris, Kyōko Hayashi, Shiloh Ann Shimura, Horoko Takenishi, Katsuzō Oda, Kenzaburō Ōe, Ineko Sata, Burton Watson, Frederick Uleman, David L. Swain, Yoko Ota, Tamiki Hara

The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath

Eileen Kato, Mitsuharu Inoue, John Bester, Koichi Nakagawa, Masuji Ibuse, Margaret Mitsutani, George Saito, Ivan Morris, Kyōko Hayashi, Shiloh Ann Shimura, Horoko Takenishi, Katsuzō Oda, Kenzaburō Ōe, Ineko Sata, Burton Watson, Frederick Uleman, David L. Swain, Yoko Ota, Tamiki Hara

204 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
Milky Way Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa, Ryu Okazaki, Joseph Sigrist, D.M. Stroud

Milky Way Railroad

Kenji Miyazawa, Ryu Okazaki, Joseph Sigrist, D.M. Stroud

143 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Night on the Galactic Railroad & Other Stories from Ihatov by Kenji Miyazawa

Night on the Galactic Railroad & Other Stories from Ihatov

Kenji Miyazawa

112 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy magical realism reflective slow-paced
Night Train to the Stars and Other Stories by John Bester, Kenji Miyazawa, Makoto Obo

Night Train to the Stars and Other Stories

John Bester, Kenji Miyazawa, Makoto Obo

181 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction fantasy reflective relaxing medium-paced
Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa by John Bester, Kenji Miyazawa

Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa

John Bester, Kenji Miyazawa

288 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced
Salamander and Other Stories by John Bester, Masuji Ibuse

Salamander and Other Stories

John Bester, Masuji Ibuse

134 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced