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Goodreads "Best Japanese Books" - Page 2

This is a timely update and much longer version of a 2015 challenge posted by Lucas Garibaldi. The works provide insights into Japanese culture and history over several centuries.
Note: By Goodreads' inclusion criteria the list incorporates works by Nobel Prize winners Yasunari Kawabata & Kenzaburō Ōe but not those of Kazuo Ishiguro.
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The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes
41
Haruki Murakami
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
42
Coin Locker Babies (Ryū Murakami)
Coin Locker Babies
43
Ryū Murakami
In Praise of Shadows (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
In Praise of Shadows
44
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The Sound of Waves (Yukio Mishima)
The Sound of Waves
45
Yukio Mishima
Real World (Natsuo Kirino)
Real World
46
Natsuo Kirino
Naomi (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Naomi
47
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The Sound of the Mountain (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Sound of the Mountain
48
Yasunari Kawabata
Botchan (Natsume Sōseki)
Botchan
49
Natsume Sōseki
Asleep (Banana Yoshimoto)
Asleep
50
Banana Yoshimoto
Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)
Geisha, a Life
51
Mineko Iwasaki
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Tetsuko Kuroyanagi)
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
52
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Runaway Horses (Yukio Mishima)
Runaway Horses
53
Yukio Mishima
Amrita (Banana Yoshimoto)
Amrita
54
Banana Yoshimoto
The Master of Go (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Master of Go
55
Yasunari Kawabata
N.P (Banana Yoshimoto)
N.P
56
Banana Yoshimoto
The Setting Sun (Osamu Dazai)
The Setting Sun
57
Osamu Dazai
The Silent Cry (Kenzaburo Oe)
The Silent Cry
58
Kenzaburo Oe
Some Prefer Nettles (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles
59
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
Hear the Wind Sing
60
Haruki Murakami
The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man
61
Kobo Abe
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
62
Ryu Murakami
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo
63
Hiromi Kawakami
The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura)
The Book of Tea
64
Kakuzo Okakura
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
65
Kenzaburō Ōe
Goth (Otsuichi)
Goth
66
Otsuichi
The Old Capital (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Old Capital
67
Yasunari Kawabata
Forbidden Colors (Yukio Mishima)
Forbidden Colors
68
Yukio Mishima
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories (Yasunari Kawabata)
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories
69
Yasunari Kawabata
Almost Transparent Blue (Ryū Murakami)
Almost Transparent Blue
70
Ryū Murakami
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki
71
Junji Ito
Snakes and Earrings (Hitomi Kanehara)
Snakes and Earrings
72
Hitomi Kanehara
Sanshirō (Natsume Sōseki)
Sanshirō
73
Natsume Sōseki
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories (Yukio Mishima)
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
74
Yukio Mishima
The Samurai's Garden (Gail Tsukiyama)
The Samurai's Garden
75
Gail Tsukiyama
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
76
Fumiko Enchi
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
77
Edogawa Rampo
The Three-Cornered World (Natsume Sōseki)
The Three-Cornered World
78
Natsume Sōseki
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
79
Murasaki Shikibu
All You Need Is Kill (Hiroshi Sakurazaka)
All You Need Is Kill
80
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
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