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The Very Best of Japanese Literature

Some of the greatest works of literature to come out of the land of the rising sun. Or, at least, some of the greatest works of literature to come out of the land of the rising sun that have translated into English and approved by Western readers and critics.
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The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
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The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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No Longer Human
No Longer Human
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Kitchen
Kitchen
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The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
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The Doctor's Wife (Sawako Ariyoshi)
The Doctor's Wife (Sawako Ariyoshi)
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The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
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Snow Country Yasunari Kawabata
Snow Country Yasunari Kawabata
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The Master of Go Yasunari Kawabata
The Master of Go Yasunari Kawabata
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
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Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood
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Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore
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1Q84
1Q84
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
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Kokoro
Kokoro
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I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
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Out
Out
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Thousand Cranes Yasunari Kawabata
Thousand Cranes Yasunari Kawabata
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The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
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Botchan - Soseki Natsume
Botchan - Soseki Natsume
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Silence
Silence
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The Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike
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The Sound of the Mountain Yasunari Kawabata
The Sound of the Mountain Yasunari Kawabata
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A Wild Sheep Chase Haruki Murakami
A Wild Sheep Chase Haruki Murakami
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The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
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Manyoshu
Manyoshu
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The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters (Ō No Yasumaro)
The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters (Ō No Yasumaro)
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Kokinshu (Various)
Kokinshu (Various)
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Shinkokinshu (Various)
Shinkokinshu (Various)
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The Sound of Water: Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets (Sam Hamill)
The Sound of Water: Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets (Sam Hamill)
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Nihon Shoki (Various)
Nihon Shoki (Various)
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