East Asia

Translated by Takami Nieda 'Kabahiko is an amazing hippo. People say that if you touch the area of his body that you want to make better on yours, he'll provide...

Translated by Polly Barton This ground-breaking collection from Tomoka Shibasaki, author of the acclaimed novel Spring Garden, pushes the short story to a new level. In these stories of human connection...

A CLASSIC COSY MYSTERY FROM JAPAN'S QUEEN OF CRIME A rediscovered classic - a Japanese cosy crime novel in translation set at the foot of Mount Fuji, first published in...

From the author of LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR, the bestselling companion read to LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOON, adored by fans, now in English for the first...

The South Korean bestselling phenomenon a compulsive story about friendship, freedom, and what we'll risk for the future of our dreams In Seoul, three women in their thirties meet while...

A suspenseful tale of abduction, obsession and lost identity that spans Vietnam, East Berlin, West German and Paris - and fantasies of Catherine Deneuve. A young Vietnamese woman is invited...

Translated by Rebecca Copeland A piercingly beautiful and candid novel of love, sex and independence in 1920s Japan by a trailblazing Japanese writer “Remarkable . . . [Chiyo] has a...

The classic Japanese bestseller published in English for the very first time - a darkly funny and relatable book portraying the lives of five women 'Witty, wise and thought-provoking' Cecelia...

Translated by Michael Berry "She knew that if she didn't say her piece, that flame would never be extinguished; even after death, it would continue raging." The Running Flame opens...

Translated by Polly Barton LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE An extraordinary, thrilling novel about sex, disability and powerBorn with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa has severe spine curvature...

Translated by Sam Bett Kill Bill meets Thelma and Louise in this gripping Japanese cult thriller ''A lean and mean tale of female empowerment ― think “Thelma & Louise” vs....

Translated by Sean Lin Halbert From the bestselling author of ALMOND, The Devil Wears Prada meets The Office in this witty, humane, and ultimately transformative story of a group of...

Translated by Michael Berry Fang Fang’s Soft Burial begins with a mysterious, nameless protagonist. Decades earlier she was pulled out of a river in a state of near-death; upon regaining...

Translated by E. Yaewon, Paige Aniyah Morris Like a long winter's dream, this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang takes us on a journey...

Translated by Deborah Smith From the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for The Vegetarian comes a stunning meditation on the colour white; about light, about death and about ritual From...

Translated by Morgan Giles For readers of BREASTS AND EGGS and CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN comes Junko Takase's Akutagawa Prize-winning novel about the pressures of modern life, and the pleasure of...

Translated by Helen O'Horan The first novel from Izumi Suzuki to be published in English: a candid, intimate exploration of passion, music and transgression Hope I’m in for a good...

Translated by Polly Barton Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope set in modern-day Tokyo—an “unflinching . . . powerful” showcase of the best...

Translated by Asa Yoneda In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of...

Translated by Lucy North The Akutagawa Prize-winning stories from one of the most highly regarded and provocative contemporary Japanese writers: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary...

A heart warming and irresistible novel about the rejuvenating power of pottery, for fans of Before The Coffee Gets Cold and What You Are Looking For Is In The Library....

THE UNFORGETTABLE MILLION-COPY JAPANESE BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR First published in Japan under the title TSUNAGU or GO-BETWEEN Brimming with suspense and heartbreak, the million-copy...

Translated by Bruno Navasky Welcome to Tenderness! A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness. At...

Translated by Haydn Trowell In Schoolgirl, a wealthy housewife, dogged by ennui, struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, who turns to YouTube to vent her frustration with the climate...

A riveting, poetic and unrelentingly powerful work from the author of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize-winning novel The Vegetarian. Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed...

Translated by Margaret Mitsutani Hiruko, from the now vanished archipelago 'somewhere between China and Polynesia', and her band of friends have searched in vain for someone who speaks her native...

From the award-winning Korean author Gu Byeong-mo and International Booker-nominated translator Chi-Young Kim, comes a thought-provoking story of community and the cultural expectations of motherhood. What are you willing to...

Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee Dive into the world of the dream production industry in this feel-good Korean #1 bestseller It has been a year since Penny first walked through...

Translated by Anton Hur How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others So You Can Learn to Love Yourself The million-copy Korean phenomenon on how to find the strength to be...

**Soon to be a major Netflix TV series, starring Gong Yu and Seo Hyun-jin** Read the page-turning Korean feminist thriller for fans of KIM JIYOUNG BORN 1982, CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN...

Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori The perfect gift for cat lovers: a beloved Japanese modern classic that chronicles the author's twenty-year bond with her cat, meditating on solitude, independence, companionship,...

Translated by Allison Markin Powell A moving portrayal of a troubled mother–daughter relationship, shortlisted for Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Prize. In 2008, the unnamed narrator of Gifted is working as a...

When truth is more gruesome than fiction—Ha Seong-nan is there. When people give in to their most intrusive thoughts—Ha Seong-nan is there. When man is more animal than animals themselves—Ha...

Rina is a defector from a country that might be North Korea, traversing an “empty and futile” landscape. Along the way, she is forced to work at a chemical plant,...

Translated by Stephen Snyder FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MEMORY POLICE'A conspicuously gifted writer...To read Ogawa is to enter a dreamlike state tinged with a nightmare, and her stories continue to...

What if you could revisit the one moment when everything changed? Imagine waking up in a cosy photo studio in the mountains, between this world and the next. A kind...

A surprising and moving novella about a misunderstood neurodivergent girl from one of Japan's most acclaimed young writers, the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt A sensitive and...

Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical...

The most influential book of Taiwan’s #MeToo movement—a heartbreaking account of sexual violence and a remarkable reinvention of the trauma plot, turning the traditional Lolita narrative upside down as it...

For fans of The Travelling Cat Chronicles, The Cat Who Saved Books and She and Her Cat  - this huge international sensation with a touch of magical realism tells of...

A vibrant historical novel following a tenacious and quick-witted young Japanese girl who becomes the protegee of a highest-ranking courtesan, from Akutagawa-Prize winner Kiyoko Murata In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl...

THE big next read for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD, DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP and BUTTER 'Lose yourself in a world of talking cats with Mai Mochizuki's...

The Yeonnam-dong Smiley Laundromat is a place where the extraordinary stories of ordinary residents unfold. Situated at the heart of rapidly gentrifying district of Seoul, it's a haven of peace...

The highly anticipated new novel from award-winning, critically acclaimed novelist Yoko Tawada. Patrik is a literary researcher living in Berlin, a city just coming back to life after lockdown. Though...

A story of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of The Memory Police. On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of...

A tale of passion and romance between a Japanese schoolteacher and a doglike man, from the prize-winning author of The Last Children of Tokyo Mitsuko, a schoolteacher at the Kitamura...

Mourning a Breast was heralded as the first Chinese-language book to cast off the stigma of writing about illness and to expose the myths associated with breast cancer In 1989, the...

Translated by Anton Hur Further conversations with my psychiatrist The sequel to the Sunday Times and international-bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by International Booker Prize shortlisted Anton Hur When Baek Sehee started...

A beautiful, unsettling novel in three acts, about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism, and the twisting metamorphosis of a soul. Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. WINNER...

Translated by Haydn Trowell WINNER OF THE MISHIMA YUKIO PRIZE "Only Ms. Kashimada can create this kind of world." - Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police (on Touring the...