Japanese Books

Books rooted in Japanese settings, voices, and traditions, from Heian court tales to modern Tokyo fiction.

15 books
1Q84 by 村上春樹 book cover
Dystopian

1Q84

村上春樹, 2009
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami book cover

A Wild Sheep Chase

Haruki Murakami
After Dark by Haruki Murakami book cover

After Dark

Haruki Murakami
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro book cover
Literary Fiction

An Artist of the Floating World

Kazuo Ishiguro, 1986
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami book cover
Fantasy

Battle Royale

Koushun Takami, 1999
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by 川口俊和 book cover
Romance

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

川口俊和, 2019
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami book cover
Fantasy

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami book cover

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Haruki Murakami
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa book cover
Fantasy

Musashi

Eiji Yoshikawa, 1936
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburo Oe book cover
Literary Fiction

Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids

Kenzaburo Oe, 1996
No Longer Human by 太宰 治 book cover
Literary Fiction

No Longer Human

太宰 治, 1948
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu book cover

The Tale of Genji

Murasaki Shikibu, 2007
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami book cover
Literary Fiction

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Haruki Murakami, 1994
The Woman in the Dunes book cover

The Woman in the Dunes

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running book cover

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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