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The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
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Kobo Abe
Kobo Abe - Face of Another
Kobo Abe - Face of Another
2
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories - Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories - Ryunosuke Akutagawa
3
No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai
No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai
4
The Sea and Poison (Shusaku Endo)
The Sea and Poison
5
Shusaku Endo
Silence (Shūsaku Endō)
Silence
6
Shūsaku Endō
Očekávání (Hoši Šin'iči)
Očekávání
7
Hoši Šin'iči
Chrám Plný Květů (Antonín Líman)
Chrám Plný Květů
8
Antonín Líman
Black Rain
Black Rain
9
Kosatec (Ibuse Masuji)
Kosatec
10
Ibuse Masuji
The Life of an Amorous Woman (Ihara Saikaku)
The Life of an Amorous Woman
11
Ihara Saikaku
Izumi Shikibu Nikki (Izumi Shikibu)
Izumi Shikibu Nikki
12
Izumi Shikibu
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
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Banana Yoshimoto
The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters (Ō No Yasumaro)
The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters
14
Ō No Yasumaro
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
15
Kalhoty Pro Dva (Miroslav Novák, Petr Holý, Denisa Vostrá)
Kalhoty Pro Dva
16
Miroslav Novák, Petr Holý, Denisa Vostrá
The Izu Dancer and Other Stories Yasunari Kawabata
The Izu Dancer and Other Stories Yasunari Kawabata
17
Pod Tíhou Měsíce (Masaoka Shiki)
Pod Tíhou Měsíce
18
Masaoka Shiki
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
19
After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
20
Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
21
Haruki Murakami
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Haruki Murakami)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
22
Haruki Murakami
In the Miso Soup (Ryu Murakami)
In the Miso Soup
23
Ryu Murakami
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
24
Murasaki Shikibu
Sanshiro Natsume Soseki
Sanshiro Natsume Soseki
25
Do Slov Má Láska Odívá Se (Ono No Komachi)
Do Slov Má Láska Odívá Se
26
Ono No Komachi
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
27
The Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike
28
Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk
29
Essays in Idleness & Hojoki (Kenko & Chomei)
Essays in Idleness & Hojoki
30
Kenko & Chomei
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man
31
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
32
Junichiro Tanizaki
Ugetsu Monogatari (Ueda Akinari)
Ugetsu Monogatari
33
Ueda Akinari
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