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Goodreads "Best Japanese Books" - Page 3

This is a timely update and much longer version of a 2015 challenge posted by Lucas Garibaldi. The works provide insights into Japanese culture and history over several centuries.
Note: By Goodreads' inclusion criteria the list incorporates works by Nobel Prize winners Yasunari Kawabata & Kenzaburō Ōe but not those of Kazuo Ishiguro.
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Dark Water (Koji Suzuki)
Dark Water (Koji Suzuki)
82
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Lafcadio Hearn)
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Lafcadio Hearn)
83
The Diving Pool (Yoko Ogawa)
The Diving Pool (Yoko Ogawa)
84
Black Rain (Masuji Ibuse)
Black Rain (Masuji Ibuse)
85
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
86
Shipwrecks (Akira Yoshimura)
Shipwrecks (Akira Yoshimura)
87
Revenge (Yoko Ogawa)
Revenge (Yoko Ogawa)
88
Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Ueda Akinari)
Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Ueda Akinari)
89
Kamikaze Girls (Novala Takemoto)
Kamikaze Girls (Novala Takemoto)
90
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
91
The Decay of the Angel (Yukio Mishima)
The Decay of the Angel (Yukio Mishima)
92
Masks (Fumiko Enchi)
Masks (Fumiko Enchi)
93
Lizard (Banana Yoshimoto)
Lizard (Banana Yoshimoto)
94
Journey Under the Midnight Sun (Keigo Higashino)
Journey Under the Midnight Sun (Keigo Higashino)
95
Diary of a Mad Old Man (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Diary of a Mad Old Man (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
96
The Temple of Dawn (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of Dawn (Yukio Mishima)
97
Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories (Yasunari Kawabata)
Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories (Yasunari Kawabata)
98
Fires on the Plain (Shōhei Ōoka)
Fires on the Plain (Shōhei Ōoka)
99
All She Was Worth (Miyuki Miyabe)
All She Was Worth (Miyuki Miyabe)
100
Malice (Keigo Higashino)
Malice (Keigo Higashino)
101
The Key (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
The Key (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
102
Salvation of a Saint (Keigo Higashino)
Salvation of a Saint (Keigo Higashino)
103
Strangers (Taichi Yamada)
Strangers (Taichi Yamada)
104
The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
105
The Wild Geese (Ogai Mori)
The Wild Geese (Ogai Mori)
106
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness (Kenzaburō Ōe)
107
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (Matsuo Basho)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (Matsuo Basho)
108
Be With You (Takuji Ichikawa)
Be With You (Takuji Ichikawa)
109
Pinball 1973 (Haruki Murakami)
Pinball 1973 (Haruki Murakami)
110
Hotel Iris (Yoko Ogawa)
Hotel Iris (Yoko Ogawa)
111
Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the 19th Century (Various)
Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the 19th Century (Various)
112
The Guest Cat (Takashi Hiraide)
The Guest Cat (Takashi Hiraide)
113
Cloud of Sparrows (Takashi Matsuoka)
Cloud of Sparrows (Takashi Matsuoka)
114
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
115
The Lake (Banana Yoshimoto)
The Lake (Banana Yoshimoto)
116
On Love and Barley (Matsuo Basho)
On Love and Barley (Matsuo Basho)
117
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Soji Shimada)
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Soji Shimada)
118
Thirst for Love (Yukio Mishima)
Thirst for Love (Yukio Mishima)
119
The Lake (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Lake (Yasunari Kawabata)
120
The Tale of the Heike (Anonymous)
The Tale of the Heike (Anonymous)
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