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Japan in Books

Fiction by Japanese authors mixed with non-fiction about Japan. I've mixed genres and time periods and tried to get a variety of different takes on Japan. That said, I'm sure I've missed out some important books.
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
Haruki Murakami
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After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
Haruki Murakami
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After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
Haruki Murakami
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Almost Transparent Blue - Ryu Murakami
Almost Transparent Blue - Ryu Murakami
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Amrita (Banana Yoshimoto)
Amrita
Banana Yoshimoto
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And Then (Natsume Sōseki)
And Then
Natsume Sōseki
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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
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Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry (Various)
Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry
Various
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Ark Sakura (Kobo Abe)
Ark Sakura
Kobo Abe
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The Art of Haiku (Stephen Addiss)
The Art of Haiku
Stephen Addiss
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Art of the Japanese Garden (David Young)
Art of the Japanese Garden
David Young
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The Art of Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Monks 1600-1925 (Stephen Addiss)
The Art of Zen: Paintings and Calligraphy by Japanese Monks 1600-1925
Stephen Addiss
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As I Crossed the Bridge of Dreams (Lady Sarashina)
As I Crossed the Bridge of Dreams
Lady Sarashina
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Asleep - Banana Yoshimoto
Asleep - Banana Yoshimoto
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Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition
Ryu Murakami
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Beauty and Sadness
Beauty and Sadness
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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
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The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura)
The Book of Tea
Kakuzo Okakura
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The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction (Various)
The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction
Various
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Botchan - Soseki Natsume
Botchan - Soseki Natsume
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The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man
Kobo Abe
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Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Haruki Murakami)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Haruki Murakami
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Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
Yukio Mishima
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Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (Joe Earle)
Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century
Joe Earle
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Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
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Dance Dance Dance (Haruki Murakami)
Dance Dance Dance
Haruki Murakami
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Dandelions (Yasunari Kawabata)
Dandelions
Yasunari Kawabata
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Death in Midsummer and Other Stories (Yukio Mishima)
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories
Yukio Mishima
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The Decay of the Angel (Yukio Mishima)
The Decay of the Angel
Yukio Mishima
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Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art (John T Carpenter)
Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art
John T Carpenter
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The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Murasaki Shikibu
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Diary of a Mad Old Man
Diary of a Mad Old Man
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The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes
Haruki Murakami
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The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery (Janwillem Van De Wetering)
The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery
Janwillem Van De Wetering
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Essays in Idleness & Hojoki (Kenko & Chomei)
Essays in Idleness & Hojoki
Kenko & Chomei
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The Face of Another (Kobo Abe)
The Face of Another
Kobo Abe
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Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo; Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and Bamboo Art (Kazuko Todate)
Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo; Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and Bamboo Art
Kazuko Todate
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Forbidden Colours (Yukio Mishima)
Forbidden Colours
Yukio Mishima
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