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This powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956. Set in the early postwar years, it probes the de...

First published in 1686, this collection of five novellas was an immediate bestseller in the bawdy world that was Genroku Japan, and the book's popularity h...

Have you ever thought about how your seemingly insignificant life events have formed who you are? How intriguing it is to look back and discover how your cu...

Praised as "utterly remarkable" and "deeply resonant" by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Viet Thanh Nguyen and Robert Olen Butler, a bold and brilliant de...

Rumi's Divani Shamsi Tabriz (the Works Of Shams Of Tabriz--named In Honor Of Rumi's Spiritual Teacher And Friend) Is A Collection Of Lyric Poems That Contai...

By Yukio Mishima ; Translated By Meredith Weatherby. Date Of Publication From Publisher's Website. Copyright ©1958 By New Directions Publishing Corporation...

An integral part of Chinese thought for more than 2,000 years, the Tao Te Ching teaches individual peace and harmony through meditation. One of the most i...

A remarkable and true tale of loyalty, vengeance, and ritual suicide. . . . In the spring of 1701, the regional lord Asano Naganori wounded his supervising...

Sun Tzu's 2,500-year-old masterpiece, The Art of War, is one of the oldest and most-read military treatises in the world. This succinct text, which details ...

Sukeroku: Flower Of Edo.--saint Narukami And The God Fudō.--chronicle Of The Battle Of Ichinotani.--love Letter From The Licensed Quarter.--the Scarlet Pri...