Browsing: Japan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With the war in Europe winding down in the spring of 1945, the United States turns its…

In the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, wrote the world’s first novel. But…

This “searing exploration of evil and trauma” (The New York Times Book Review) follows a journalist’s decade-long investigation into the brutal murder of a young English woman at the hands of a killer “as brilliant and terrifying as the fictional Hannibal Lecter” (The Wall Street Journal).

From the New York Times bestselling author of Cloud Atlas comes “a formidable marvel” (The New Yorker): In 1799, clerk Jacob de Zoet arrives in closed-off Japan to make his fortune. “A masterpiece of our time” (The Boston Globe).

A New York Times bestseller: In 19th-century China, Lily and Snow Flower embark on a long and turbulent journey of friendship by using a secret code known only to women. “Engrossing… Suspenseful and poignant” (Publishers Weekly starred review), with over 113,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who “pulls the curtain back…

A stunning New York Times bestseller with over 79,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When a hotel uncovers the decades-old possessions of Japanese families interned during World War II, Henry searches for a sign of the girl he once loved. “Mesmerizing and evocative” (Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants).

A masterful New York Times bestseller with nearly 73,000 five-star Goodreads ratings. A shipwrecked English adventurer is plunged into the turmoil of samurai-era Japan in “a tale surging with action, intrigue, and love” (Publishers Weekly).

From a New York Times bestselling author comes the story of Zarité, an enslaved girl in the 19th century whose journey takes her from revolutionary Haiti to New Orleans. “Allende cements her reputation as a writer of wide scope and amazing talent” (Los Angeles Times).

A New York Times bestseller that’s “something special among war histories” (Chicago Sun-Times): This “gripping and convincing account” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) examines the code-breaking technology and daring tactics that allowed the US Navy to defeat Japan during a key World War II naval battle.