Books on Asia Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love
Haruki Murakami
New Release by Haruki Murakami: "Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love" Bound to be eclectic! #books #NewRelease https://t.co/E0ONFM6f60
Hardcover, 2021
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
The Tale of Murasaki, a novel by Liza Dalby about Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji, now just $5 on #kindle US https://t.co/aesXikCkh9 https://t.co/0te6EaWTFt
Paperback, 1990
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On Haiku
Hiroaki Sato
Read a review by Robert MacLean—On Haiku, by Hiroaki Sato #japan #poetry #haiku https://t.co/JLNmiroGDm
Paperback, 2018
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Widow, the Priest and the Octopus Hunter: Discovering a Lost Way of Life on a Secluded Japanese Island
Amy Chavez
Introducing some characters from The Widow, The Priest and The Octopus Hunter: Discovering a Lost Way of Life on a Secluded Japanese Island. Mrs. Harada, 96, walks a mile every day to her garden. Read about Mrs Harada on p.123, "The Second Generation U-Turns." #japan #islands https://t.co/5Ehpg7WiUY
Hardcover, 2024
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Thorn Puller
Hiromi Ito
BOA Podcast 28: Translating Hiromi Ito’s “The Thorn Puller” with @jeffreyangles and @StoneBridgePub #translation #Japan #books #NewReleases https://t.co/yVK0RbU98k
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wedding Party
Liu Xinwu
Book Excerpt of recent release "The Wedding Party," by Liu Xinwu, transl Jeremy Tiang @OverTheRiverPR https://t.co/nlaMkey5ro
Paperback, 2021
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Last Cherry Blossom
Kathleen Burkinshaw
Books on Asia interviews @klburkinshaw1 about her book "The Last Cherry Blossom" about her mother surviving the Hiroshima A-Bomb #podcasts #japan #WWII https://t.co/HobnISBLbj https://t.co/SLfDtsk8up
Paperback, 2020
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Uniquely Japan: A Comic Book Artist Shares Her Personal Faves - Discover What Makes Japan the Coolest Place on Earth!
Abby Denson
BOA Podcast 20: Abby Denson talks Japan via Comics and her new book just released today "Uniquely Japan" by @TuttleBooks @AbbyDenson #newrelease #books #japan https://t.co/nNtL4wHLv1
Hardcover, 2022
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gazing at the Moon: Buddhist Poems of Solitude
Meredith McKinney
BOA Podcast 16: Meredith McKinney on Saigyō and “Gazing at the Moon” #books #japan #podcast https://t.co/LKKHgLUuIQ
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tale of Genji: The Authentic First Translation of the World's Earliest Novel
Murasaki Shikibu
The Tale of Murasaki, a novel by Liza Dalby about Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji, now just $5 on #kindle US https://t.co/aesXikCkh9 https://t.co/0te6EaWTFt
Paperback, 2018
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book