Leaving No Footprint : Stories from Asia

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9780194791410

Collation

72p; ill; bw; pbk

Series Title

Oxford Bookworms 3

Call Number

WES

Oxford Bookworms 6: Gazing at Stars : Stories from Asia

from the back cover: Bookworms World Stories collect stories written in English from around the world. These stories from China, Malaysia, Singapore, and India, are by writers Liu Hong, Attia Hosain, Preeta Samarasan, Hwee Hwee Tan, Ridjal Noor, Shashi Deshpande, Ovidia Yu, Nora Adam, Nirupama Subramanian, and Catherine Lim. [word count 28,539]

Before we forget kindness

In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests: - The father who could not allow his daughter to get married - A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one - A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents …

Notes from the ginza shihodo stationery shop

A touching tale of connection, healing and the magic of handwritten words from the author of "Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop". Hidden away in Tokyo's Ginza district lies Shihodo, a hidden gem known only to insiders, with an abundant selection of fine stationery. Behind its counter stands Ken Takarada, the enigmatic shop owner.

Sympathy tower tokyo

Awarded Japan's highest literary prize, Sympathy Tower Tokyo is an extraordinary novel from one of the most exciting new voices in world literature. Partly inspired by conversations with an artificial intelligence, it offers an extraordinary defence of the power of language written by humans, a touching exploration of the imaginative impulse, and an often hilarious send up of our modern world's…

Detektif swasta mami suzuki

Di balik pesona jalanan yang teratur dan penduduk yang tertib, kota pelabuhan Kobe sesungguhnya tidak baik-baik saja. Bisnis mengalir segencar angin musim semi Haru-ichiban bagi Mami Suzuki, pegawai hotel pada siang hari, detektif swasta pada malam hari. Siapakah yang berani mencuri dari seorang pedagang mutiara terbesar di Jepang? Di manakah keberadaan seorang koki sushi ternama dan mengapa…

The bookstore of illusion

Di antara rak-rak buku yang berdebu, tersembunyi rahasia yang tidak seharusnya ditemukan . Ketika Yeon-seo kehilangan harapan untuk menjadi penulis, dia menemukan sebuah toko buku asing. Toko yang tanpa alamat maupun papan nama. Hanya deretan buku yang seakan memanggilnya masuk. Awalnya dia hanya ingin mengistirahatkan diri di dalam toko itu. Namun ketika pemilik toko mengajaknya bergabung u…

The wizard's bakery

Open twenty-four hours a day, at first glance The Wizard's Bakery seems like any ordinary bakery where you can buy bread, cakes, and cookies, with a somewhat grumpy man behind the counter. At first glance, that is. Because when the young boy who is our protagonist chooses it as a refuge to escape a difficult family situation, the reality he finds is quite different. Baked with the help of a …

Wok on

Fast, fresh and fun dishes are at the heart of this book, a celebration of the wok, demonstrating its versatility and featuring recipes from places across Asia, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Vietnam.

The healing season of pottery

Burnt out by her newswriting job, Jungmin abruptly quits; she’s worked tirelessly for years and she needs to make a change. Now, after months of hibernation, it’s time to put her life back together. Venturing out into the streets near Seoul, she stumbles upon the Soyo pottery workshop. Drawn in by its light and warmth, and the smell of clay and coffee, Jungmin feels something unfurl with…