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10 Contemporary Japanese Writers You Should Know

"The following authors aren't known for stories about samurai, schoolgirls, or animé, though these topics can, at times, figure into their work, but only peripherally... These are the writers of postwar Japan, and they are a formidable group of misfits, outlaws, and introspective urban dwellers."
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A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter
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Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
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Kenzaburō Ōe
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
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Banana Yoshimoto
N.P. - Banana Yoshimoto
N.P. - Banana Yoshimoto
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Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
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Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
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Haruki Murakami
In the Miso Soup (Ryu Murakami)
In the Miso Soup
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Ryu Murakami
Coin Locker Babies
Coin Locker Babies
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Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
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Natsuo Kirino
Grotesque (Natsuo Kirino)
Grotesque
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Natsuo Kirino
The Japan That Can Say No: Why Japan Will Be First Among Equals (Shintaro Ishihara)
The Japan That Can Say No: Why Japan Will Be First Among Equals
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Shintaro Ishihara
Woman on the Other Shore (Mitsuyo Kakuta)
Woman on the Other Shore
12
Mitsuyo Kakuta
The Eighth Day (Mitsuyo Kakuta)
The Eighth Day
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Mitsuyo Kakuta
Kinshu: Autumn Brocade (Teru Miyamoto)
Kinshu: Autumn Brocade
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Teru Miyamoto
Bedtime Eyes (Amy Yamada)
Bedtime Eyes
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Amy Yamada
The Cage (Kenzo Kitakata)
The Cage
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Kenzo Kitakata
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