Japanese Fiction Public
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Earthlings by Ginny Tapley Takemori, 村田沙耶香, Sayaka Murata
5 étoiles
Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or …
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All the Lovers in the Night by David Boyd, Sam Bett, Mieko Kawakami
Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone in an overwhelming city and unable to form meaningful …
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Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, David Boyd, Sam Bett
4 étoiles
On a sweltering summer day, Makiko travels from Osaka to Tokyo, where her sister Natsu lives. She is in the …
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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin
Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young …
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Memoirs of a polar bear by Yōko Tawada
"The Memoirs of a Polar Bear is a novel that stars three generations of talented writers and performers who happen …
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Sweet Bean Paste by Dorian Sukegawa, Alison Watts
Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just …
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No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human, this leading postwar Japanese writer's second novel, tells the poignant and fascinating story of …
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Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
4 étoiles
[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in time?
In a small back …
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Already an international bestseller, "Asleep" comprises three novellas of women bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning a lost lover, …