Contemporary J-novels worth reading...

Discover the best contemporary J-novels worth reading! Explore our curated list of captivating Japanese fiction, from romance to thrillers, perfect for any book lover.

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Naoko

by Keigo Higashino

Expertly interweaving the real and the unreal, Naoko involves a working man, Heisuke, whose wife dies in a bus accident. His young daughter survives, but …
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Out

by Natsuo Kirino

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Winner of Japan's Grand Prix for Crime Fiction • Edgar Award …
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Grotesque

by Natsuo Kirino

Life at the prestigious Q High School for Girls in Tokyo exists on a precise social axis: a world of insiders and outsiders, of haves …
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Shadow Family

by Miyuki Miyabe

This is a murder mystery focusing on the dark world of internet chat roomsopulated by people attracted by the chance to be whoever they want …
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In the Miso Soup

by Ryu Murakami

"Mr. Murakami’s novels are filled with entertaining psychopaths." -- The New York Times From postmodern Renaissance man Ryu Murakami, master of the psychothriller and director …
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Piercing

by Ryu Murakami

“Mr. Murakami’s novels are filled with entertaining psychopaths.”—The New York Times A pulsating cult-favorite psycho-thriller, the basis of the major motion picture starring Christopher Abbott …
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Battle Royale

by KĹŤshun Takami

This classic yet controversial Japanese novel is available for the first time in English--a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence that is a potent allegory …