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Spring Castle is the epic story of Japan's bloody Shimabara Rebellion, told through the eyes of the peasants and former samurai who rose up their oppressors with extraordinary bravery. Facing religious persecution and famine, 37,000 ordinary men, women and children led by a charismatic teenage boy occupied an abandoned castle, only to be ruthlessly slaughtered by the shogun's army on the uprising's final day. 〇日本の歴史上最大規模の一揆である島原・天草の乱を天草ゆかりの石牟礼道子が50年に及ぶ取材を経て描いた歴史小説 〇圧政下で信仰を守り自由と尊厳のために戦う人々と、近代兵器で彼らを鎮圧せざるを得なかった討伐軍双方の視点を繊細に描き出します 〇犠牲者へのレクイエムとして、人間の美徳を称え悪徳を暴く壮大な作品
Japan's master storyteller Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892 - 1927) wrote more than 150 short stories. Widely regarded as "the Father of the Japanese short story," he blended modern sensibilities with timeless themes to profound effect. This new anthology offers the most comprehensive collection of Akutagawa's work ever published in English. It features fresh translations of his most celebrated stories alongside many lesser-known and never-before-translated pieces. 芥川龍之介の作品を初めて英語で体系的に編纂したアンソロジー 【収録作品】「羅生門」「妙な話」「影」「藪の中」「地獄変」「桃太郎」他16編を収録
A chance encounter irrevocably links a university student to an older man he simply calls Sensei ("Teacher"). Intrigued by Sensei's aloofness, the student visits him with increasing frequency, and Sensei and his beautiful wife eventually open their home and lives to him. The student graduates and is called home to care for his dying father, but Sensei draws him back with a letter revealing a secret that has shadowed him since youth. Written in 1914, toward the end of Soseki's career, Kokoro provides a timeless psychological analysis of man's alienation from society. It is recognized as one of his most important works and a milestone in the emergence of the psychological novel in Japan. Its universal themes of friendship, betrayal and the struggle for meaning in a rapidly changing world continue to resonate today. ◯ 夏目漱石の「こころ」英文版 ◯ 新たにボストン大学のJキース・ヴィンセント氏による序文を追加
Set in both the near future and 12th-century Japan, Eternity in Kyoto is a genre-bending sci-fi love story that blends time-travel adventure, historical intrigue, and spiritual reflection. It weaves together a touching love story with profound revelations about the essential foundations of our shared humanity.
This book is a completely new translation of Dazai's classic novel, considered by many to be his masterpiece. Set in the aftermath of World War II, the story opens as Kazuko and her mother flee the devastated capital to their country home. Once wealthy, they have now lost everything and Kazuko has to work in the fields while looking after her sick mother. She is also dealing with the stigma of a recent divorce and the trauma of giving birth to a stillborn child. 斜陽(英文版)