Ginny Tapley Takemori

22 books

The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction by Banana Yoshimoto, Kaori Ekuni, Toshiyuki Horie, Masashi Matsuie, Mitsuyo Kakuta, Hiromi Kawakami, Osamu Hashimoto, Shūichi Yoshida, Hitomi Kanehara, Jim Hinks, Michael Emmerich, Nao-Cola Yamazaki, Hideo Furukawa

The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction

Reading the City

Banana Yoshimoto, Kaori Ekuni, Toshiyuki Horie, Masashi Matsuie, Mitsuyo Kakuta, Hiromi Kawakami, Osamu Hashimoto, Shūichi Yoshida, Hitomi Kanehara, Jim Hinks, Michael Emmerich, Nao-Cola Yamazaki, Hideo Furukawa

180 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Clean Marriage by Sayaka Murata

A Clean Marriage

Sayaka Murata

30 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction short stories speculative fiction reflective slow-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

247 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced
Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

Life Ceremony

Sayaka Murata

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark reflective medium-paced
The Little House by Kyōko Nakajima

The Little House

Kyōko Nakajima

268 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

She and Her Cat

Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

154 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Things Remembered and Things Forgotten by Kyōko Nakajima

Things Remembered and Things Forgotten

Kyōko Nakajima

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Whale that Fell in Love with a Submarine by Akiyuki Nosaka, Ginny Tapley Takemori

The Whale that Fell in Love with a Submarine

Akiyuki Nosaka, Ginny Tapley Takemori

192 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Cake Tree in the Ruins by Akiyuki Nosaka

The Cake Tree in the Ruins

Akiyuki Nosaka

160 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction magical realism short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced