Japanese literary fiction by prestigious authors who have proved themselves through the Akutagawa and Naoki prizes. I've included significant historical fiction as well.
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last updated February, 2026
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
The Nihon Shoki (Nihongi):The Chronicles of Japan
ĹŚ no Yasumaro
The Pillow Book
Sei ShĹŤnagon
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
Asako Yuzuki
Snow Country
Yasunari Kawabata
The Lonesome Bodybuilder
Yukiko Motoya
The Hole
Hiroko Oyamada
Snakes And Earrings
Hitomi Kanehara
Record of a Night Too Brief
Hiromi Kawakami
The Diving Pool: Three Novellas
YĹŤko Ogawa
Confessions of a Mask
Yukio Mishima
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Goodbye Tsugumi
Banana Yoshimoto
Kitchen
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Grotesque
Natsuo Kirino
Out
Real World
No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai
Naomi
Jun'ichirĹŤ Tanizaki
Life Ceremony
Sayaka Murata
Vanishing World
Earthlings
The Memory Police
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Kokoro
Natsume SĹŤseki
Convenience Store Woman
Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
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