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Murphy
Samuel Beckett's debut novel follows the aimless Murphy as he navigates London's absurdities, seeking escape from desire and life's complexi…
The Premonition
A haunting tale of a young woman, Yayoi, grappling with forgotten childhood memories and a mysterious aunt whose unusual lifestyle conceals …
Mild Vertigo
Mieko Kanai's 'Mild Vertigo' is a stream-of-consciousness novel exploring the existential challenges of motherhood and domestic life in mode…
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Seven bullied and troubled teenagers discover a magical castle through their bedroom mirrors, where they must share their deepest secrets to…
Territory of Light
A young mother, newly separated, navigates the luminous yet shadowed terrain of single parenthood in a Tokyo apartment, confronting loss, de…
No Longer Human
A haunting exploration of postwar Japanese identity, told through the tormented confessions of Ōba Yōzō, whose calm exterior masks a deeply …
Diary of a Void
Ms Shibata fabricates a pregnancy to escape the drudgery and sexism of her workplace, but her nine-month deception blurs the line between li…
Dandelions
In Yasunari Kawabata's final novel, a woman loses her sight in a mysterious way, blurring the lines between madness and love in a poetic exp…
Breasts and Eggs
A profound and empathetic novel exploring contemporary womanhood in Japan through the intimate journeys of three women confronting their bod…
There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job
A woman seeking a job requiring no reading, writing, or thinking takes on a series of surreal, odd roles that reveal deeper questions about …
