Ralph McCarthy

RALPH MCCARTHY has lived in Japan for almost two decades. He is the translator of two collections of stories by Osamu Dazai, “Self Portraits” and “Blue Bamboo,” and of Ryu Murakami’s novel 69.

Ralph McCarthy

RALPH MCCARTHY has lived in Japan for almost two decades. He is the translator of two collections of stories by Osamu Dazai, “Self Portraits” and “Blue Bamboo,” and of Ryu Murakami’s novel 69.

Books by Ralph McCarthy

  • Audition

    Ryu Murakami, Ralph McCarthy

    Paperback, 2010

    The long-awaited translation of the novel behind the cult classic Japanese movie.
  • Popular Hits of the Showa Era: A Novel

    Ryu Murakami, Ralph McCarthy

    Paperback, 2011

    From the author of Audition, a wickedly satirical and wildly funny tale of an intergenerational battle of the sexes.
  • Audition

    Ryu Murakami, Ralph McCarthy

    E Book, 2010

    The long-awaited translation of the novel behind the cult classic Japanese movie.
  • Early Light

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene, Ralph McCarthy

    Hardback, 2022

    Early Light gathers three tales by Osamu Dazai, author of the wildly popular No Longer Human
  • Early Light

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene, Ralph McCarthy

    E Book, 2022

    Early Light gathers three tales by Osamu Dazai, author of the wildly popular No Longer Human
  • Self-Portraits: Stories

    Osamu Dazai, Ralph McCarthy

    Paperback, 2024

    Bringing together novelist Osamu Dazai's best autobiographical shorts in a single, slim volume, Self-Portraitsshows the legendary writer at his best—and his worst
  • Self-Portraits: Stories

    Osamu Dazai, Ralph McCarthy

    E Book

    Bringing together novelist Osamu Dazai's best autobiographical shorts in a single, slim volume, Self-Portraitsshows the legendary writer at his best—and his worst