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A Japanese literature starter shelf

Seven books, seven very different Japans - with translators doing as much quiet work as the authors. A gentle way in past the one Murakami novel everyone's already read.

@luke·
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Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

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Strange Weather in Tokyo

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Hiromi Kawakami

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Satoshi Yagisawa

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Sweet Bean Paste

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

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Kokoro

Kokoro

Natsume Soseki

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