Edward G. Seidensticker

50 books

Lou-LAN and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue

Lou-LAN and Other Stories

Yasushi Inoue

160 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced
Low City, High City: Tokyo from Edo to the Earthquake: How the Shogun's Ancient Capital Became a Great Modern City, 1867-1923 by Edward G. Seidensticker

Low City, High City: Tokyo from Edo to the Earthquake: How the Shogun's Ancient Capital Became a Great Modern City, 1867-1923

Edward G. Seidensticker

302 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

The Makioka Sisters

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

498 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Master of Go by Yasunari Kawabata

The Master of Go

Yasunari Kawabata

208 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction literary relaxing slow-paced
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

Snow Country

Yasunari Kawabata

192 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective sad slow-paced
Snow Country & Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata

Snow Country & Thousand Cranes

Yasunari Kawabata

204 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
Some Prefer Nettles by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Some Prefer Nettles

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

202 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
A Strange Tale from East of the River and Other Stories by Kafū Nagai

A Strange Tale from East of the River and Other Stories

Kafū Nagai

172 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale of Genji

源氏物語 #1-56

Murasaki Shikibu

384 pages • first pub 1001 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata

Thousand Cranes

Yasunari Kawabata

147 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics reflective sad slow-paced