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Contemporary World Fiction: Japan

These are Japanese authors and their works that are discussed in "The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction" (M.A. Orthofer, 2016).
01-21: Modern Classics
22-51: The Next Generation
52-65: Surrealism and Beyond
66-69: Young and Female
70-84: Crime & Mystery
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Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Diary of a Mad Old Man (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Diary of a Mad Old Man
2
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Some Prefer Nettles (Junichiro Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
3
Junichiro Tanizaki
The Makioka Sisters (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Trans. Edward Seidensticker)
The Makioka Sisters
4
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Trans. Edward Seidensticker
The Key (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Key
5
Junichiro Tanizaki
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
6
Yasunari Kawabata
The Master of Go Yasunari Kawabata
The Master of Go Yasunari Kawabata
7
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
8
Yukio Mishima
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
9
Yukio Mishima
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (Yukio Mishima)
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
10
Yukio Mishima
The Sea of Fertility Tetraology (Yukio Mishima)
The Sea of Fertility Tetraology
11
Yukio Mishima
A Personal Matter - Kenzaburo Oe
A Personal Matter - Kenzaburo Oe
12
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
13
Kenzaburō Ōe
The Silent Cry (Kenzaburo Oe)
The Silent Cry
14
Kenzaburo Oe
Somersault (Kenzaburo Oe)
Somersault
15
Kenzaburo Oe
Singular Rebellion (Saiichi Maruya)
Singular Rebellion
16
Saiichi Maruya
A Mature Woman (Saiichi Maruya)
A Mature Woman
17
Saiichi Maruya
Inter Ice Age 4 (Kōbō Abe)
Inter Ice Age 4
18
Kōbō Abe
The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
19
Kobo Abe
The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another
20
Kobo Abe
The Fall of the House of Nire (Morio Kita)
The Fall of the House of Nire
21
Morio Kita
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
22
Banana Yoshimoto
Amrita (Banana Yoshimoto)
Amrita
23
Banana Yoshimoto
N.P (Banana Yoshimoto)
N.P
24
Banana Yoshimoto
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Haruki Murakami)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
25
Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
26
Haruki Murakami
South of the Border West of the Sun (Haruki Murakami)
South of the Border West of the Sun
27
Haruki Murakami
After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
28
Haruki Murakami
Sputnik Sweetheart (Haruki Murakami)
Sputnik Sweetheart
29
Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
30
Haruki Murakami
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
31
Haruki Murakami
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
32
Haruki Murakami
69 (Ryû Murakami)
69
33
Ryû Murakami
Almost Transparent (Ryu Murakami)
Almost Transparent
34
Ryu Murakami
Coin Locker Babies (Ryū Murakami)
Coin Locker Babies
35
Ryū Murakami
Piercing (Ryu Murakami)
Piercing
36
Ryu Murakami
In the Miso Soup (Ryu Murakami)
In the Miso Soup
37
Ryu Murakami
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
38
Ryu Murakami
Popular Hits of the Showa Era (Ryū Murakami)
Popular Hits of the Showa Era
39
Ryū Murakami
From the Fatherland With Love (Ryu Murakami)
From the Fatherland With Love
40
Ryu Murakami
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