Lydia Origlia

15 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
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 Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Yukio Mishima, Kathryn Sparling

Mishima on Hagakure: The Samurai Ethic and Modern Japan

Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Yukio Mishima, Kathryn Sparling

144 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

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

My Friend Hitler and Other Plays of Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima, Hiroaki Sato

316 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction play reflective slow-paced
Out by Natsuo Kirino

Out

Natsuo Kirino

520 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-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
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

336 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories mysterious reflective 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