Hiroko (New Directions) Oyamada

A woman moves to live with her in-laws in the Japanese countryside in this haunting and surreal novel featuring a mysterious relative, an elusive hair

The English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamada—one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Japan

In three interconnected scenes, Hiroko Oyamada revisits the same set of characters at different junctures in their lives. In the back room of a pet st

Drie kersverse werknemers moeten hun weg zien te vinden in een gigantische fabriek in een naamloze Japanse stad. Een uitgebluste uitzendkracht, wier e

From the author of Weasels in the Attic, here is a modern fable about the all-consuming world of work.

Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, The Hole is by turns reminiscent of Lewis Carroll, David Lynch, and My Neighbor Totoro, but is singularly unsettling

Two friends meet across three dinners. In the back room of a pet shop, they snack on dried shrimps and discuss fish-breeding. In a remote new home in

The first full-length collection in English by one of Latin America’s most significant twentieth-century poets.

The first collection in English of an endlessly surprising, master storyteller

Asa zegt haar bullshitbaan in de stad op om haar echtgenoot te volgen naar het Japanse platteland, waar hij nieuw werk heeft gevonden. Tijdens een uit

When Asa's husband is offered a new job away from the city, the couple end up relocating. And since his new office is very close to his family's home,

A UK debut from a fresh, prize-winning talent, this quietly surreal novel is perfect for fans of Sayaka Murata and Mieko Kawakami Two friends mee

Drie kersverse werknemers moeten hun weg zien te vinden in een gigantische fabriek in een naamloze Japanse stad. Een uitgebluste uitzendkracht, wier e

Beyond the town, there is the factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing. Within the sprawling industrial complex, three employees are assigned

The Transatlantic Century is a fascinating new overview of European-American relations during the long twentieth century. Ranging from economics, cult

The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocrati

Inspired by the great tradition of French love poetry, New Directions presents a beautiful, small gift edition, dedicated to what makes the world go r

Across the ages, cats have provided their adopted humans with companionship, affection, mystery and innumerable metaphors; cats cast a mirror on their

Wist je dat de huid van een ijsbeer zwart is? En dat je elke Rubiks kubus in twintig zetten kunt oplossen? En dat de aarde 3 miljard jaar geleden miss

Egypt played a crucial role in the Roman Empire for seven centuries. It was wealthy and occupied a strategic position between the Mediterranean and In