The essentials of speaking are in not speaking at all. If you think that you can finish something without speaking, finish it without saying a single word.

Hagakure byYamamoto Tsunetomo

Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Lu Xun

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This rare and comprehensive collection of short stories holds 25 excellent stories by the great Lu Xun. Recognized as one of China's greatest short story writers, Lu Xun lived during a particularly interesting and disturbing time in China's history. It helps that (Full review)
August Issue

Japanese Tales
Royall Tyler

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Royall Tyler's thick collection focuses on quantity and entertainment value. His liberal changes to the stories (best seen in a tale Donald Keene had already translated in his Anthology of Japanese Literature) make for . . . (Full review)

Vampire Hunter D (Kyuketsuki Hanta "D")
Hideyuki Kikuchi

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Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 is the English Translation of the Japanese novel by horror writer Hideyuki Kikuchi. The novel was originally published under the title Kyuketsuki Hanta "D" by Asahi Sonorama Co. Ltd in 1983. This modern English translation is by... (Full review)