How Asia Works

“Provocative. . . . How Asia Works is a striking and enlightening book . . . A lively mix of scholarship, reporting and polemic.” —The Economist…

The House of Morgan

“As a portrait of finance, politics, and the world of avarice and ambition on Wall Street, the book has the movement and tension of an epic novel. It is, quite…

Hiroshima Mon Amour

Hardboiled & Hard Luck

“Banana Yoshimoto is doing her part to keep the novella tradition alive. . . . Exciting . . . Despite the somber nature of the subject matter, these are not…

The Ends of the Earth

From an Edgar Award–winning author, a dazzling work of historical derring-do, as World War I flying ace–turned–spy James Maxted confronts a thirty-year-old secret—and a lethal German foe—in Tokyo….

Dropping Ashes On the Buddha

‘somebody comes into the Zen center with a lighted cigarette, walks up to the Buddha statue, blows smoke in its face, and drops ashes on its lap. You are standing…

The Dark Clue

“A luscious Victorian thriller that . . . sends two characters from [Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White] on a brilliant literary mission. . . . We are soon exposed…

Anthology of Japanese Literature

The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was made available to Western readers for the first time in this anthology.

Crawling at Night

“[Power’s] starkly realistic characters and terse, lyrical prose herald her as an exciting new voice. . . . Ito is a Japanese sushi chef, recently arrived in New York City,…

And the War Is Over

“[And the War Is Over] has the dramatic intensity of a kick in the guts. . . . [Marahimin’s] mastery of the universe he’s created is flawless.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer…