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65 Best Japanese Books of All Time, by David McElhinney & Will Heath - Page 2

The list was published in japanobjects.com and was written by the previously mentioned journalist.
"The list includes classic novels, revolutionary works of contemporary fiction, autobiographical treatises, singular compilations, and a sprinkling of manga."
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Ring - Koji Suzuki
Ring - Koji Suzuki
41
Japan Sinks (Sakyo Komatsu)
Japan Sinks
42
Sakyo Komatsu
Taiko (Eiji Yoshikawa)
Taiko
43
Eiji Yoshikawa
The Seven Samurai and Other Screenplays (Akira Kurosawa)
The Seven Samurai and Other Screenplays
44
Akira Kurosawa
Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo (Miyuki Miyabe)
Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo
45
Miyuki Miyabe
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo
46
Hiromi Kawakami
Silence (Shūsaku Endō)
Silence
47
Shūsaku Endō
Tokyo Ueno Station (Miri Yu)
Tokyo Ueno Station
48
Miri Yu
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
49
Fumiko Enchi
Almost Transparent Blue - Ryu Murakami
Almost Transparent Blue - Ryu Murakami
50
Kitchen Banana Yoshimoto
Kitchen Banana Yoshimoto
51
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion - Yukio Mishima
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion - Yukio Mishima
52
The Gossamer Years (Michitsuna No Haha)
The Gossamer Years
53
Michitsuna No Haha
The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
54
Kobo Abe
The Lonesome Bodybuilder (Yukiko Motoya)
The Lonesome Bodybuilder
55
Yukiko Motoya
Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara
Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara
56
Cloud of Sparrows (Takashi Matsuoka)
Cloud of Sparrows
57
Takashi Matsuoka
Japanese Ghost Stories (Lafcadio Hearn)
Japanese Ghost Stories
58
Lafcadio Hearn
Army of Shadows [Army of Shadows] (Joseph Kessel)
Army of Shadows [Army of Shadows]
59
Joseph Kessel
In Praise of Shadows (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
In Praise of Shadows
60
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura)
The Book of Tea
61
Kakuzo Okakura
Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)
Geisha, a Life
62
Mineko Iwasaki
The Factory (Hiroko Oyamada)
The Factory
63
Hiroko Oyamada
Goodnight Punpun (Inio Asano)
Goodnight Punpun
64
Inio Asano
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
65
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders
66
Seishi Yokomizo
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