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The Makioka Sisters (細雪, Sasameyuki, "light snow") is a novel by Japanese writer Jun'ichirō Tanizaki that was serialized from 1943 to 1948.

I Am a Cat is a satirical novel written in 1905–1906 by Natsume Sōseki about Japanese society during the Meiji period, particularly the uneasy mix of Western culture and Japanese traditions.

Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a Japanese novel written by Mizuki Tsujimura and published by Poplar Publishing in May 2017.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

Natsumi Soseki - Minimal Style Graphic Artwork

No Longer Human, also translated as A Shameful Life, is a 1948 novel by Japanese author Osamu Dazai.

Mari Akasaka was born in Suginami, Tokyo, and studied Politics in the Law Department at Keio University. In 1999 her novel Vibrator was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize. She was again nominated for the Akutagawa prize in 2000 for her novel, Muse, and won the Noma Literary Prize for New Writers for the same novel.

The Temple of Dawn is the third novel in the Sea of Fertility tetralogy by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. For this as for the other novels in the series, Mishima travelled to various places to conduct research, including Wat Arun in Bangkok, Thailand.

First Person Singular is a collection of eight stories by Haruki Murakami. It was first published on 18 July 2020 by Bungeishunjū. As its title suggests, all eight stories in the book are told in a first-person singular narrative.

How Do You Live? is a 1937 novel by Genzaburo Yoshino. It follows a 15-year-old boy named Junichi Honda, nicknamed Koperu, and his uncle as the youth deals with spiritual growth, poverty, and the overall experience as human beings.

Norwegian Wood is a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

Ryu Murakami - Minimal Style Graphic Artwork

Night on the Galactic Railroad, sometimes translated as Milky Way Railroad, Night Train to the Stars or Fantasy Railroad in the Stars, is a classic Japanese fantasy novel by Kenji Miyazawa written around 1927.

Naomi is a novel by Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. Writing of the novel began in 1924, and from March to June, Osaka's Morning News published the first several chapters of the serial. Four months later, the periodical Female started to publish the remaining chapters.

Forbidden Colors (禁色, Kinjiki) is a 1951 novel by Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, translated into English in 1968

Yukio Mishima - Junpaku no Yoru - Minimal Style Graphic Artwork

Kafka on the Shore is a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

Yukio Mishima - Ai No Shisso - Minimal Style Graphic Artwork

Yukio Mishima - Ao no Jidai - Minimal Style Graphic Artwork

Mishima Yukio - Minimal Style Graphic Artwork

Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read.

Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read.

Yakaifuku - Mishima Yukio - Minimal Style Graphic Artwork

'An irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly-plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train.

Fuminori Nakamura is the pseudonym of a Japanese author. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief. The English translation of the novel was well received.

The Sound of Waves is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist Shinji and his romance with Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthy ship owner Terukichi. For this book, Mishima was awarded the Shincho Prize from Shinchosha Publishing in 1954.

Yukio Mishima - Nagasugita Haru - Minimal Style Graphic Artwork

Thirst for Love (or 愛の渇き, Ai no Kawaki) is a 1950 novel by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. The word "kawaki" literally means thirst, but has a sense of parched dryness associated with it.

The City and Its Uncertain Walls (Japanese: 街とその不確かな壁, Machi to Sono Futashika na Kabe) is a novel written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami.

Norwegian Wood is a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

Hear the Wind Sing is a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by American author J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society.

Metamorphosis is a novella written by Franz Kafka and first published in 1915.

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