I can’t read Japanese fiction in their original language, only translated so I guess aim at the mercy of translators and their interpretation of these works.
created by daphnelee
last updated February, 2026
The Makioka Sisters
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
I Am a Cat
Natsume Sōseki
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
Kenzaburō Ōe
Palm of the Hand Stories
Yasunari Kawabata
Honeybees and Distant Thunder
Riku Onda
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Satoshi Yagisawa
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
The Summer of the Ubume
Natsuhiko Kyogoku
All the Lovers in the Night
Mieko Kawakami
Rental Person Who Does Nothing
Shoji Morimoto
The Nakano Thrift Shop
Hiromi Kawakami
Ring (Ring, #1)
Kōji Suzuki
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Manazuru
Hardboiled & Hard Luck
Banana Yoshimoto
Botchan
The Walking Man
Jirō Taniguchi
The Briefcase
A Quiet Place
Seichō Matsumoto
NonNonBa
Shigeru Mizuki
The Great Passage
Shion Miura
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