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Japanese Literature Translated - The Best According to Faber

Over the last five years there has been a boom in Japanese novels in English, according to publishers Faber, these are the best.
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The Premonition (Banana Yoshimoto)
The Premonition (Banana Yoshimoto)
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Mild Vertigo (Mieko Kanai)
Mild Vertigo (Mieko Kanai)
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Mizuki Tsujimura)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Mizuki Tsujimura)
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Territory of Light (Yuko Tsushima)
Territory of Light (Yuko Tsushima)
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No Longer Human
No Longer Human
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Diary of a Void (Emi Yagi)
Diary of a Void (Emi Yagi)
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The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
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Dandelions (Yasunari Kawabata)
Dandelions (Yasunari Kawabata)
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Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
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Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
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There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job (Kikuko Tsumura)
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job (Kikuko Tsumura)
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I Am a Cat (Natsume Sōseki)
I Am a Cat (Natsume Sōseki)
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Weasels in the Attic (Hiroko Oyamada)
Weasels in the Attic (Hiroko Oyamada)
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IQ84
IQ84
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Harlequin Butterfly (Toh Enjoe)
Harlequin Butterfly (Toh Enjoe)
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Where the Wild Ladies Are (Aoko Matsuda)
Where the Wild Ladies Are (Aoko Matsuda)
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First Love (Rio Shimamoto)
First Love (Rio Shimamoto)
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Beautiful Star (Yukio Mishima)
Beautiful Star (Yukio Mishima)
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Asa: The Girl Who Turned Into a Pair of Chopsticks (Natsuko Imamura)
Asa: The Girl Who Turned Into a Pair of Chopsticks (Natsuko Imamura)
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Under the Eye of the Big Bird (Hiromi Kawakami)
Under the Eye of the Big Bird (Hiromi Kawakami)
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