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Japanese Literature Translated - The Best According to Faber

Over the last five years there has been a boom in Japanese novels in English, according to publishers Faber, these are the best.
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The Premonition (Banana Yoshimoto)
The Premonition
1
Banana Yoshimoto
Mild Vertigo (Mieko Kanai)
Mild Vertigo
2
Mieko Kanai
Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Mizuki Tsujimura)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
3
Mizuki Tsujimura
Territory of Light (Yuko Tsushima)
Territory of Light
4
Yuko Tsushima
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
5
Osamu Dazai
Diary of a Void (Emi Yagi)
Diary of a Void
6
Emi Yagi
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
7
Yoko Ogawa
Dandelions (Yasunari Kawabata)
Dandelions
8
Yasunari Kawabata
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
9
Sayaka Murata
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
10
Mieko Kawakami
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job (Kikuko Tsumura)
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
11
Kikuko Tsumura
I Am a Cat (Natsume Sōseki)
I Am a Cat
12
Natsume Sōseki
Weasels in the Attic (Hiroko Oyamada)
Weasels in the Attic
13
Hiroko Oyamada
IQ84 (Haruki Murakami)
IQ84
14
Haruki Murakami
Harlequin Butterfly (Toh Enjoe)
Harlequin Butterfly
15
Toh Enjoe
Where the Wild Ladies Are (Aoko Matsuda)
Where the Wild Ladies Are
16
Aoko Matsuda
First Love (Rio Shimamoto)
First Love
17
Rio Shimamoto
Beautiful Star (Yukio Mishima)
Beautiful Star
18
Yukio Mishima
Asa: The Girl Who Turned Into a Pair of Chopsticks (Natsuko Imamura)
Asa: The Girl Who Turned Into a Pair of Chopsticks
19
Natsuko Imamura
Under the Eye of the Big Bird (Hiromi Kawakami)
Under the Eye of the Big Bird
20
Hiromi Kawakami
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