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How would you feel if you found out that your grandmother is a surviving "comfort woman"? When Jonghyeok, a Korean-Chine......more
Kim Sok-pom has devoted his writing career to raising awareness of the Jeju April 3 Incident through literature. Death o......more
Kim Tal-su (1920-1997) was one of the first and leading writers of the Korean Diaspora in 20th-century Japan. The storie......more
Blood and Bones, originally published in Japanese in 1998, follows a half-century of the violent, eventful life of migra......more
Blood and Bones, originally published in Japanese in 1998, follows a half-century of the violent, eventful life of migra......more
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Contributes to the history of Middle Eastern narrative lore and its impact on Western tradition. The Thousand and One Da......more
In this book, Nadir Lahiji introduces Kōjin Karatani’s theoretical-philosophical project and demonstrates its affinity w......more
In this book, Nadir Lahiji introduces Kōjin Karatani’s theoretical-philosophical project and demonstrates its affinity w......more
This book explores narratives of nationalism in the Hindi novel (1940s-80s), engaging with mainstream, populist, politic......more
Selections from the past hundred years of queer Korean literature Following decades of LGBTQ+ activism, South Korea has ......more
Selections from the past hundred years of queer Korean literature Following decades of LGBTQ+ activism, South Korea has ......more
’I’ll make my sisters squirm like well-salted earthworms. I won’t sell. Even my jutti won’t sell. And if I die na, then ......more
Since first arriving on Canada’s shores over 150 years ago, Filipinos have contributed invaluably -- though too often in......more
Ancient Swallows: Nanjing, the Legendary City of Literature, is a captivating exploration of the rich literary history o......more
A collected series of intertwined poetic essays written by acclaimed Japanese poet Hiromi Ito--part nature writing, part......more
Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures--translated into English fo......more
A unique textbook of guided readings from the great works of Arabic prose for advanced level students of Classical Arabi......more
A prevalent view of Chinese poetic history among Western readers, already taken for granted by Chinese and Japanese read......more
This sweeping collection of new translations paints a brilliant picture of the development of Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism, Chin......more
"A yet-untranslated essay collection on the importance of critical thought, from one of the foremost Chinese intellectua......more
Korean Women Philosophers and the Ideal of a Female Sage introduces the lives and ideas of two female Korean Confucian p......more
The book will focus upon the growth of a Hindi Dalit literary culture at its formative stage in the 1920s and the 1930s,......more
Essays featuring twentieth-century Korean thought on literature and culture. Faced with dramatic social and political ch......more
Essays featuring twentieth-century Korean thought on literature and culture. Faced with dramatic social and political ch......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! In this charming collection of stories, the autho......more
"In the early eighth century, frustrated with the authorities but still hoping to gain immortality through his future oe......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! This detailed analysis of one of the most brutal ......more
Hekmat Al-Taweel (1922-2008) was a native Palestinian Christian from Gaza City whose narrative unearths a version of his......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! The souls of the dead must cross the Styx, to pas......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! Who says classic science fiction is all hard edge......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! A Group of Noble Dames is a collection of short s......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! A Guide to Stoicism, which is a school of Helleni......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! British author Arnold Bennett was well acquainted......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! Renowned Baptist preacher Frank W. Boreham was kn......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is the second......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! This short section of Honoré de Balzac’s vast sto......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! When A Doll’s House was first published in 1879 i......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! Escapists of the world, rejoice! This collection ......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! A Daughter of the Sioux was written by Charles Ki......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! If you loved Gene Stratton-Porter’s A Girl of the......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! This short novel, part of the Scenes of Private L......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! Misanthropes, grumps, and the hopelessly jaded wi......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! When you’re in the mood for classic British humor......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! A writer of remarkably diverse talents, Elizabeth......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! Virtually every aspect of the modern Western worl......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! A Crystal Age is one of the earliest science-fict......more
Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! John Fox won literary acclaim as one of the forem......more
"An anthology comprising the best of contemporary fiction and nonfiction by South Asian American writers, to spotlight t......more
In these phenomenal essays, 14 scholars take stock of the effects and response to identity, and culture studies within M......more
Ying Ying’s Brave Adventure in China: A Bilingual Children’s Book Fostering Curiosity and Language Learning! Join Ying Y......more
"John Stratton Hawley miraculously manages to braid the charged erotic and divine qualities of Krishna, the many-named g......more
The special feature of this issue of Azalea carries a feast of research: eight essays on modern Korean poetry, thanks to......more
This volume of Azalea contains two special features and an images section: Contemporary Korean LGBTQ + Literature, Voice......more
This volume of Azalea contains three special features: Korean Genre Fiction, O Chang-Hwan, and Gender Trouble in Korean ......more
The Mahabharata, one of the most popular epics, has had a remarkable impact on literary and cultural thought in India th......more
Uneasy Translations: Self, Experience and Indian Literature interweaves the personal journey of an academic into reflect......more
An engaging collection of contemporary short stories from various Arabic countries develops students’ mastery of literar......more
An engaging collection of contemporary short stories from various Arabic countries develops students’ mastery of literar......more
The Jesuits were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were......more
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When our protagonist becomes the game character Jun Karentia, she thinks she has it made. She may be just a lowly suppor......more
Yoonshin is a lawyer who defends the weak and powerless for the public good. Sehun uses underhanded methods to gain the ......more
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From the author of bestselling novel Kiss Me Liar, ZIG is back with a sequel to the unique omegaverse world that inspire......more
With nearly 400 pages, Out of the Shadows of Angkor: Cambodian Poetry, Prose, and Performance through the Ages is an out......more
A brilliant new translation of the short improvisational fiction and memoirs of Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese lit......more
Isabel Lance has been kicked out of the baron household, renouncing her claim to own shares in the property. Pregnant an......more
Writing has always been a difficult subject to talk about, let alone writing an honest account about how one’s creative ......more
After the War is a new translation of the final part of the Mahabharata, the great Sanskrit Epic poem about a devastatin......more
In O, artist and writer Tammy Nguyen returns to Vietnam to visit the caves of the Phong Nha Karst. This journey into the......more
A richly diverse collection of classical Indian terms for expressing the many moods and subtleties of emotional experien......more
Ahmed Morsi is a renowned painter as well as a prolific art critic, journalist, translator, and, as this book reveals to......more
World Literature and the Question of Genre in Colonial India describes the way Marathi literary culture, entrenched in p......more
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Welcome to Chinese Geography series. In this book, we will discover China’s Four Ancient Capitals (四大古都), namely Xi’an, ......more
Hong Heesu’s Daddy, I Don’t Want to Marry! series has become an international phenomenon, finding fans worldwide and ins......more
Satyajit Ray (1921-1992), one of the doyens of world cinema, gave a unique aesthetic expression to Indian cinema, music,......more
A forgotten century marks the years between the Ming dynasty’s (1368-1644) turbulent founding and its sixteenth-century ......more
Born Lee Wonrok, Lee Yuk Sa (1904-1944) took his pen name from his prison cell number 264.A first-generation modern Kore......more
An erotic steamy omegaverse novel. Heerak was falling in love. Fast. Doseon had grabbed hold of his heart. His instincts......more
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This is Part 3 of the books in Chinese History series. In this book, we will discover the Western Zhou Dynasty (西周, 1046......more
The books in the Chinese Grammar series are suitable for all types of Chinese language learners (HSK all levels). Each b......more
In its first edition, this book was a new opening in the study of the Arabian Nights as an index of literary taste, a ca......more
Amidst the reshaping of Hong Kong’s social, cultural, political and ideological landscape, how do we reenvisage a city t......more
DOMINANT GENES, the new hybrid collection from Stonewall Honor author and Lambda Literary Award finalist SJ Sindu, is eq......more
9 new translations of essential Buddhist texts from the first thousand years of Zen--presented in a travel-friendly pack......more
DOMINANT GENES, the new hybrid collection from Stonewall Honor author and Lambda Literary Award finalist SJ Sindu, is eq......more
The books in Chinese Poems series introduces you to numerous MUST-KNOW Chinese poems. Each book features about 10 poems,......more
The finest ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir, the most accomplished of Urdu poets. The prolific Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810), widely r......more
"The revised prose version of the Babad Tanah Jawi was originally prepared by C.F. Winter Sr. (1799-1859), with the twof......more
The book introduces you to the Chinese writing stroke order and provide you hundreds of must-know simplified Chinese cha......more
Diverse approaches to sensoria in Persian literature. We experience art with our whole bodies, yet traditional approache......more
Winner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Literary Work, sponsored by the Modern Language Ass......more
Jun’ichirō Tanizaki is one of the most prominent Japanese writers of the twentieth century, renowned for his investigati......more