Japanese literature

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18 participants (54 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I solemnly swear that I will read twelve books written by japanese authors (male or female) till the end of the year.

Challenge Books

All books added
The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto

The Premonition

Banana Yoshimoto

3h 29m • 1988 • 14 editions

user-added

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo

Detective Kosuke Kindaichi #1

The Honjin Murders

Seishi Yokomizo

189 pages • 1946 • 31 editions

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station

Yu Miri

180 pages • 2014 • 38 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Star by Yukio Mishima

Star

Yukio Mishima

96 pages • 1961 • 7 editions

fiction classics short stories dark reflective fast-paced
The Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi

Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen #1

The Chibineko Kitchen

Yuta Takahashi

208 pages • 2020 • 29 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who... #2

The Cat Who Saved the Library

Sōsuke Natsukawa

231 pages • 2024 • 29 editions

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi

The Lantern of Lost Memories

Sanaka Hiiragi

4h 56m • 2019 • 50 editions

fiction contemporary magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Story of a Single Woman by Uno Chiyo

The Story of a Single Woman

Uno Chiyo

160 pages • 1972 • 6 editions

fiction classics emotional reflective medium-paced
Музыка by Yukio Mishima

Музыка

Yukio Mishima

285 pages • 1964 • 1 edition

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fiction contemporary
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Vanishing World

Sayaka Murata

240 pages • 2015 • 16 editions

fiction dystopian literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced