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Goodreads "Best Japanese Books" - Page 3

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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Dark Water (Koji Suzuki)
Dark Water
81
Koji Suzuki
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Lafcadio Hearn)
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
82
Lafcadio Hearn
The Diving Pool (Yoko Ogawa)
The Diving Pool
83
Yoko Ogawa
Black Rain (Masuji Ibuse)
Black Rain
84
Masuji Ibuse
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
85
Lady Nijo
Shipwrecks (Akira Yoshimura)
Shipwrecks
86
Akira Yoshimura
Revenge (Yoko Ogawa)
Revenge
87
Yoko Ogawa
Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Ueda Akinari)
Tales of Moonlight and Rain
88
Ueda Akinari
Kamikaze Girls (Novala Takemoto)
Kamikaze Girls
89
Novala Takemoto
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
90
Sayaka Murata
The Decay of the Angel (Yukio Mishima)
The Decay of the Angel
91
Yukio Mishima
Masks (Fumiko Enchi)
Masks
92
Fumiko Enchi
Lizard (Banana Yoshimoto)
Lizard
93
Banana Yoshimoto
Journey Under the Midnight Sun (Keigo Higashino)
Journey Under the Midnight Sun
94
Keigo Higashino
Diary of a Mad Old Man (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Diary of a Mad Old Man
95
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The Temple of Dawn (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of Dawn
96
Yukio Mishima
Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories (Yasunari Kawabata)
Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories
97
Yasunari Kawabata
Fires on the Plain (Shōhei Ōoka)
Fires on the Plain
98
Shōhei Ōoka
All She Was Worth (Miyuki Miyabe)
All She Was Worth
99
Miyuki Miyabe
Malice (Keigo Higashino)
Malice
100
Keigo Higashino
The Key (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
The Key
101
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Salvation of a Saint (Keigo Higashino)
Salvation of a Saint
102
Keigo Higashino
Strangers (Taichi Yamada)
Strangers
103
Taichi Yamada
The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another
104
Kobo Abe
The Wild Geese (Ogai Mori)
The Wild Geese
105
Ogai Mori
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness
106
Kenzaburō Ōe
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (Matsuo Basho)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
107
Matsuo Basho
Be With You (Takuji Ichikawa)
Be With You
108
Takuji Ichikawa
Pinball 1973 (Haruki Murakami)
Pinball 1973
109
Haruki Murakami
Hotel Iris (Yoko Ogawa)
Hotel Iris
110
Yoko Ogawa
Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the 19th Century (Various)
Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the 19th Century
111
Various
The Guest Cat (Takashi Hiraide)
The Guest Cat
112
Takashi Hiraide
Cloud of Sparrows (Takashi Matsuoka)
Cloud of Sparrows
113
Takashi Matsuoka
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
Confessions
114
Kanae Minato
The Lake (Banana Yoshimoto)
The Lake
115
Banana Yoshimoto
On Love and Barley (Matsuo Basho)
On Love and Barley
116
Matsuo Basho
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Soji Shimada)
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
117
Soji Shimada
Thirst for Love (Yukio Mishima)
Thirst for Love
118
Yukio Mishima
The Lake (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Lake
119
Yasunari Kawabata
The Tale of the Heike (Anonymous)
The Tale of the Heike
120
Anonymous
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