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

133 pages • 1988 • 14 editions

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen by Naomi Moriyama

Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen

Naomi Moriyama

274 pages • 2005 • 8 editions

nonfiction informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Mina's Matchbox by Yōko Ogawa

Mina's Matchbox

Yōko Ogawa

288 pages • 2006 • 26 editions

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

Asako Yuzuki

464 pages • 2017 • 59 editions

fiction contemporary crime literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

Snow Country

Yasunari Kawabata

128 pages • 1948 • 74 editions

fiction classics literary romance reflective sad slow-paced
Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks by Natsuko Imamura

Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks

Natsuko Imamura

208 pages • 2020 • 7 editions

fiction short stories mysterious reflective fast-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

163 pages • 2016 • 161 editions

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

We'll Prescribe You a Cat #1

We'll Prescribe You a Cat

Syou Ishida

297 pages • 2023 • 37 editions

fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
We'll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida

We'll Prescribe You a Cat #2

We'll Prescribe You Another Cat

Syou Ishida

236 pages • 2023 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary literary magical realism funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced
The Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi

Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen #1

The Chibineko Kitchen

Yuta Takahashi

186 pages • 2020 • 29 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced