Rashōmon in the Bookshop

Rashōmon by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

"In Japan, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa is a writer of genuinely national stature...England has Dickens and Shakespeare, and the United States Melville and Fitzgerald...each becomes an indispensable part of our culture." - Haruki Murakami, Introduction to Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Jumpers in the Bookshop

Jumpers by Tom Stoppard

"I read for interest and enjoyment, and when I cease to enjoy it I stop." - Tom Stoppard