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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 (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
1
Murasaki Shikibu
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
2
Junichiro Tanizaki
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
3
Haruki Murakami
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
4
Osamu Dazai
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
5
Banana Yoshimoto
The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
6
Kobo Abe
The Doctor's Wife (Sawako Ariyoshi)
The Doctor's Wife
7
Sawako Ariyoshi
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
8
Yoko Ogawa
Snow Country Yasunari Kawabata
Snow Country Yasunari Kawabata
9
The Master of Go Yasunari Kawabata
The Master of Go Yasunari Kawabata
10
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
11
Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
12
Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
13
Haruki Murakami
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
14
Haruki Murakami
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Haruki Murakami)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
15
Haruki Murakami
Kokoro (Natsume Soseki)
Kokoro
16
Natsume Soseki
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
17
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
18
Natsuo Kirino
Thousand Cranes Yasunari Kawabata
Thousand Cranes Yasunari Kawabata
19
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
20
Sei Shonagon
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
21
Botchan - Soseki Natsume
Botchan - Soseki Natsume
22
Silence (Shūsaku Endō)
Silence
23
Shūsaku Endō
The Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike
24
The Sound of the Mountain Yasunari Kawabata
The Sound of the Mountain Yasunari Kawabata
25
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
26
Haruki Murakami
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (Yukio Mishima)
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
27
Yukio Mishima
Manyoshu
Manyoshu
28
The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters (Ō No Yasumaro)
The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters
29
Ō No Yasumaro
Kokinshu (Various)
Kokinshu
30
Various
Shinkokinshu (Various)
Shinkokinshu
31
Various
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
32
Sam Hamill
Nihon Shoki (Various)
Nihon Shoki
33
Various
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