Japanese Literature

Explore the best of Japanese literature with our curated list of must-read books. Discover timeless classics, modern masterpieces, and hidden gems from Japan's rich literary tradition.

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Kokoro

by Bishop of Hippo Soseki

Haunted by tragic secrets, Sensei slowly opens up to his young disciple, confessing indiscretions from his own student days that have left him reeling with …
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Naomi

by Junichiro Tanizaki

A hilarious story of one man’s obsession and a brilliant reckoning of a nation’s cultural confusion—from a master Japanese novelist. When twenty-eight-year-old Joji first lays …
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Spring Snow

by Yukio Mishima

"A classic of Japanese literature" (Chicago Sun-Times) and the first novel in the masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility, set in 1912 Tokyo, featuring an …
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Snow Country

by Yasunari Kawabata

This masterpiece from the Nobel Prize-winning author and acclaimed writer of Thousand Cranes is a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty …
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Thousand Cranes

by Yasunari Kawabata

A luminous story of desire, regret, and the almost sensual nostalgia that binds the living to the dead—from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner and author …
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Darkness in Summer

by Takeshi Kaiko

"This intensely modern novel … provides vivid insights into the alienated condition of a certain type of Japanese whom we may so often glimpse in …
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Kitchen

by Banana Yoshimoto

Relates the experiences of two free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan.
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Miyazawa Kenji

 

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

by Shunryu Suzuki

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. …
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Socrates In Love (Novel-Paperback)

by Kyoichi Katayama

A bittersweet journey of young love, heartbreaking loss, and enduring devotion.
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