Books by John Bester

John Bester
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	Sun & Steel by Yukio Mishima, John Bester (Translator) 3.82 avg rating — 10,332 ratings — published 1968 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse, John Bester (Translator) 3.99 avg rating — 4,821 ratings — published 1965 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silent Cry by Kenzaburō Ōe, John Bester (translator) 3.84 avg rating — 4,975 ratings — published 1967 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Train to the Stars by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 5,011 ratings — published 1934 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi, John Bester (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 3,774 ratings — published 1957 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld by Junichi Saga, John Bester (Translator) 3.89 avg rating — 3,515 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acts of Worship: Seven Stories by Yukio Mishima, John Bester (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 1,228 ratings — published 1965 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 868 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath by David L. Swain (Translator), Masuji Ibuse, Ivan Morris (Translator), Tamiki Hara 4.09 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 1985 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anatomy of Dependence the Key Analysis of Japanese Behavior by Takeo Doi, John Bester (Translator) 3.70 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1973 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Other Voices, Other Vistas: Short Stories from Africa, China, India, Japan and Latin America by Barbara H. Solomon (Editor), Chinua Achebe (Contributor), Nadine Gordimer (Contributor), Bessie Head (Contributor) 3.73 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy by Hiroyuki Agawa, John Bester (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1969 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salamander and Other Stories by Masuji Ibuse, John Bester (Translator) 3.66 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1929 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Train to the Stars and Other Stories by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester (Translator), Makoto Obo (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 79 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Room by Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, John Bester (Translator) 3.22 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1970 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matasaburo the Wind Imp by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester (Translator) 3.70 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1934 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto by Katsuhiko Mizuno, Masaaki Ono, John Bester (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wildcat and the Acorns and Other Stories by Kenji Miyazawa, John Bester (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Japanese Short Stories by Japan Quarterly Editorial Board (Editor), E.G. Seidensticker (Translator), John Bester (Translator), Ivan Morris (Translator) 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1961 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Classic Bonsai of Japan by Nippon Bonsai Association (editor), John Bester (Translator) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Decadents: Masterworks of Ukiyo-E by Juzo Suzuki, Isaburo Oka, John Bester (Translator) 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Personal Matter, The Silent City, Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness by Kenzaburō Ōe, John Nathan (Translator), John Bester (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kabuki by Masakatsu Gunji, Donald Keene (Introduction), John Bester (Translator), Chiaki Yoshida (Photographer) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1965 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lieutenant Lookeast and Other Stories by Masuji Ibuse, John Bester (Translator ) 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1929 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creativity and intuition;: A physicist looks at East and West by Hideki Yukawa, John Bester (Translator) 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beginnings of Japanese Art by Namio Egami, John Bester (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Japanese Character : a Cultural Profile by HASEGAWA NYOZEKAN, John Bester (Translator) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quickest Copywriting Crash Course: Learn to Write Effective Copy in Minutes! by John Bester it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Japanese Art: The Great European Collections : The British Library, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Victoria & Albert Museum by John Bester (Translator), Tadashi Kobayashi 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Know Your Japanese: A Translator's Overview (Power Japanese International Series) by John Bester 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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