Yoshida Osamu (143 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. At first, Tokyo appears in these stories as it does to many outsiders: a city of bewildering scale, awe-inspiring modernity, peculiar rules, unknowable secrets and, to some extent, danger. Characters observe their fellow citizens from afar, hesitant to stray from their daily routines to engage with them. But Tokyo being the city it is, random encounters inevitably take place - a naive book collector, mistaken for a French speaker, is drawn into a world he never knew existed; a woman seeking psychiatric help finds herself in a taxi with an older man wanting to share his own peculiar revelations; a depressed divorcee accepts an unexpected lunch invitation to try Thai food for the very first time. The result in each story is a small but crucial change in perspective, a sampling of the unexpected yet simple pleasure of other people's company. As one character puts it, 'The world is full of delicious things, you know.'.…

paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 4-5 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Paperback. Condition: New. At first, Tokyo appears in these stories as it does to many outsiders: a city of bewildering scale, awe-inspiring modernity, peculiar rules, unknowable secrets and, to some extent, danger. Characters observe their fellow citizens from afar, hesitant to stray from their daily routines to engage with them. But Tokyo being the city it is, random encounters inevitably take place - a naive book collector, mistaken for a French speaker, is drawn into a world he never knew existed; a woman seeking psychiatric help finds herself in a taxi with an older man wanting to share his own peculiar revelations; a depressed divorcee accepts an unexpected lunch invitation to try Thai food for the very first time. The result in each story is a small but crucial change in perspective, a sampling of the unexpected yet simple pleasure of other people's company. As one character puts it, 'The world is full of delicious things, you know.'.…

paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Cloth, no dj. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paper Back. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Binding is tight and square. Overall in excellent condition. Stated first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First Printing. Green cloth with cream color spine.

Paperback. Condition: New. At first, Tokyo appears in these stories as it does to many outsiders: a city of bewildering scale, awe-inspiring modernity, peculiar rules, unknowable secrets and, to some extent, danger. Characters observe their fellow citizens from afar, hesitant to stray from their daily routines to engage with them. But Tokyo being the city it is, random encounters inevitably take place - a naive book collector, mistaken for a French speaker, is drawn into a world he never knew existed; a woman seeking psychiatric help finds herself in a taxi with an older man wanting to share his own peculiar revelations; a depressed divorcee accepts an unexpected lunch invitation to try Thai food for the very first time. The result in each story is a small but crucial change in perspective, a sampling of the unexpected yet simple pleasure of other people's company. As one character puts it, 'The world is full of delicious things, you know.'.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Presumed first edition with NAP, trade paperback, inscribed by Yoshida on the first free end page, the book has some warping to the covers, mild wear to the spine ends, cover edges, and cover corners, slight sunning to the spine, and minor rubbing with a few small smudges to the covers. Overall, a Very Good copy. Signed by Author.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Paperback in like new condition. New shopstock with minor shelf-wear, no faults. TA. Used.

Condition: New. A unique anthology of ten stories set in the dazzling metropolis of contemporary Tokyo, translated into English for the first time.KlappentextrnrnUnique anthology featuring first-time short stories by award-winning poets, novelists and scrip.

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 7-8 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine large format softcover, SIGNED and inscribed (Rosan) on the front end paper. No writing, slight soiling and wear to cover. 176 pages. M07183. Signed by Author(s).

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is a book with the author's scholarly research and new interpretation of Buddhism (Awakened Way) to introduce it for everyone so that anyone can attain nirvana with bodhi (awakening) and prajna (prognosis), the goals of the Awakened Way.Anyone can sit still, still karma (action, habit, heredity), see the Dharma (Norm/Truth) of all dharmas (forms/phenomena) (Law of Interdependent Co-origination, i.e. all phenomena are interdependently co-originated on causes and conditions), serve and save all. …

Condition: New. pp. 210.

Hardcover. Condition: LikeNew. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. 9.5" x 6.25". XXII, 425pp.Publisher's blue boards. Minor shelf wear. Near Fine. ISBN9789004247673.

Condition: New.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 210.

Condition: New.