I’ve nearly finished no longer human by ozamu dazi any other similar reads ? I dislike long stories as I get over them but 150-200 pages is perfect for me.
Mishima. His Sea of Fertility tetralogy is a must read, but I also recommend *The Sailor Who Fail From Grace With the Sea*.
Kawabata! *Snow Country* and *Thousand Cranes* are my personal favorites, both of which are shorter reads.
Kobo Abe was sort of the Kafka of Japanese writers. *Woman in the Dunes* is his best known work. I also liked *The Ruined Map* quite a bit.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s *Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories*.
Junichiro Tanizaki’s *Seven Japanese Tales*.
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You might like Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman. I’ve also heard good things about Earthlings, although I haven’t read it myself.
Also, if you like mysteries at all, I’d say Keigo Higashino is worth checking out. He’s got a couple of series that are being translated currently. They’re a little longer than 150-200 pages, but maybe the mystery elements would help.
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I loved Junichiro Tanizaki’s Some Prefer Nettles
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Haruki Murakami is one of the most popular. Many of his books are classics.
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– Yoko Ogawa – The Housekeeper and the Professor
– Sayaka Murata – Convenience Store Woman
– Natsume Soseki – The Gate
– Kikuko Tsumura – There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job
– Emi Yagi – Diary of a Void
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Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Wind-up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami
Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe
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I don’t have an answer, but I was about to ask the same question. I will follow this thread with great interest.
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Kotaro Isaka? Remote control, 3 assassins and bullet train and he’s got some great short stories
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Haruki Murakami. I’ve read many of his books and have enjoyed all of them, particularly Kafka on the shore and 1Q84. I’m currently reading Sputnik sweetheart and enjoying it immensely.
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Before the coffee gets cold series by toshikazu kawaguchi
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Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
Silence by shusaku Endo
Scandal by Shusaku Endo
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Mishima. His Sea of Fertility tetralogy is a must read, but I also recommend *The Sailor Who Fail From Grace With the Sea*.
Kawabata! *Snow Country* and *Thousand Cranes* are my personal favorites, both of which are shorter reads.
Kobo Abe was sort of the Kafka of Japanese writers. *Woman in the Dunes* is his best known work. I also liked *The Ruined Map* quite a bit.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s *Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories*.
Junichiro Tanizaki’s *Seven Japanese Tales*.
You might like Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman. I’ve also heard good things about Earthlings, although I haven’t read it myself.
Also, if you like mysteries at all, I’d say Keigo Higashino is worth checking out. He’s got a couple of series that are being translated currently. They’re a little longer than 150-200 pages, but maybe the mystery elements would help.
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I loved Junichiro Tanizaki’s Some Prefer Nettles
Haruki Murakami is one of the most popular. Many of his books are classics.
– Yoko Ogawa – The Housekeeper and the Professor
– Sayaka Murata – Convenience Store Woman
– Natsume Soseki – The Gate
– Kikuko Tsumura – There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job
– Emi Yagi – Diary of a Void
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Wind-up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami
Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe
I don’t have an answer, but I was about to ask the same question. I will follow this thread with great interest.
Kotaro Isaka? Remote control, 3 assassins and bullet train and he’s got some great short stories
Haruki Murakami. I’ve read many of his books and have enjoyed all of them, particularly Kafka on the shore and 1Q84. I’m currently reading Sputnik sweetheart and enjoying it immensely.
Before the coffee gets cold series by toshikazu kawaguchi
Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
Silence by shusaku Endo
Scandal by Shusaku Endo