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34 Best Japanese Books (In 13 Genres)

"If you're wondering where to start with Japanese literature, these are the best Japanese books across sci-fi, mystery, literary fiction, and more" (Books & Bao). Books and Bao specialise in translated literature.
1-4: Classic Fiction
5-7: Literary Fiction
8-9: Memoirs
10-11: Horror Books
12-15: Fantasy Novels
16-18: Mystery Novels
19-21: Feminist Literature
22-23: Queer Literature
24-25: Dystopian Fiction
26-27: Historical Fiction
28-30: Romance Novels
31-32: Folklore Books
33-34: Children's Books
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The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
2
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
3
A Silent Cry (Kenzaburo Oe)
A Silent Cry (Kenzaburo Oe)
4
I Am a Cat (Natsume Sōseki)
I Am a Cat (Natsume Sōseki)
5
In the Miso Soup (Ryū Murakami)
In the Miso Soup (Ryū Murakami)
6
The Factory (Hiroko Oyamada)
The Factory (Hiroko Oyamada)
7
Tokyo Ueno Station (Yu Miri)
Tokyo Ueno Station (Yu Miri)
8
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
9
An I-Novel (Minae Mizumura)
An I-Novel (Minae Mizumura)
10
Shiver (Junji Ito)
Shiver (Junji Ito)
11
Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection (Junji Ito)
Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection (Junji Ito)
12
Automatic Eve (Rokurõ Inui)
Automatic Eve (Rokurõ Inui)
13
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
14
The Beast Player (Nahoko Uehashi)
The Beast Player (Nahoko Uehashi)
15
The Beast Warrior (Nahoko Uehasi)
The Beast Warrior (Nahoko Uehasi)
16
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
17
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
The Honjin Murders (Seishi Yokomizo)
18
Murder in the Crooked House (Soji Shimada)
Murder in the Crooked House (Soji Shimada)
19
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
20
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
21
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
22
My Brother's Husband Vol.1 (Gengoroh Tagame)
My Brother's Husband Vol.1 (Gengoroh Tagame)
23
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness (Kabi Nagata)
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness (Kabi Nagata)
24
The Memory Police (Yōko Ogawa)
The Memory Police (Yōko Ogawa)
25
The Last Children of Tokyo (Yoko Tawada)
The Last Children of Tokyo (Yoko Tawada)
26
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
27
Silence (Shusaku Endo)
Silence (Shusaku Endo)
28
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
29
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
30
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
31
Japanese Ghost Stories (Lafcadio Hearn)
Japanese Ghost Stories (Lafcadio Hearn)
32
The Goddess Chronicle (Natsuo Kirino)
The Goddess Chronicle (Natsuo Kirino)
33
Kiki's Delivery Service (Eiko Kadono)
Kiki's Delivery Service (Eiko Kadono)
34
Case Closed (Gosho Aoyama)
Case Closed (Gosho Aoyama)
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