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“Many well-known writers have cited this novel as a key influence. Without it, the landscape of contemporary Japanese literature would surely look very different.” Read more...
The Best 20th Century Japanese Novels
Rie Qudan, Novelist
Our most recommended books
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The Taming of the Samurai: Honorific Individualism and the Making of Modern Japan
by Eiko Ikegami -
Kokoro
by Natsume Sōseki -
Masks
by Fumiko Enchi -
Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress
by Junko Kitanaka -
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami & translated by Jay Rubin -
Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
by Sayaka Murata
