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Japanese Literature

Japanese literature opens a window into a culture where ancient wisdom meets modern life, offering perspectives on everything from mindful living to samurai philosophy. Through memoirs, cultural guides, and contemplative works, readers explore uniquely Japanese concepts like wabi-sabi, ichigo ichie, and ikigai while gaining deep insights into both traditional and contemporary Japanese ways of thinking.

Japanese Literature Book Summaries

Lonely Castle in the Mirror Summary
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
by Mizuki Tsujimura 2017 355 pages
4.25
34.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Convenience Store by the Sea Summary
The Convenience Store by the Sea
by Sonoko Machida 2020 304 pages
3.75
1.6K ratings
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Japan
Life Ceremony Summary
Life Ceremony
by Sayaka Murata 2019 256 pages
3.75
24.1K ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Japan
Heaven Summary
Heaven
by Mieko Kawakami 2009 192 pages
3.79
76.8K ratings
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Japan
The Travelling Cat Chronicles Summary
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
by Hiro Arikawa 2012 281 pages
4.33
92.2K ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Cats
Before We Forget Kindness Summary
Before We Forget Kindness
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2023 224 pages
3.92
13.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japanese Literature
Before We Say Goodbye Summary
Before We Say Goodbye
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2021 173 pages
3.94
31.8K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japanese Literature
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages
3.99
1.5K ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Fantasy
Code of the Samurai Summary
Code of the Samurai
A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
by Daidōji Yūzan 1943 128 pages
4.03
3.4K ratings
Philosophy
History
Martial Arts
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Summary
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa 2011 176 pages
3.86
27.3K ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Spring Snow Summary
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima 1967 389 pages
4.16
21.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Comfort Women Summary
Comfort Women
Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
by Yoshimi Yoshiaki 1995 262 pages
3.97
148 ratings
History
Japan
World War II
Before Your Memory Fades Summary
Before Your Memory Fades
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2018 220 pages
3.90
53.2K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japanese Literature
Loop Summary
Loop
by Kōji Suzuki 1998 288 pages
3.52
4.4K ratings
Horror
Japan
Japanese Literature
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store Summary
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
by Keigo Higashino 2012 314 pages
4.42
37.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Devotion of Suspect X Summary
The Devotion of Suspect X
by Keigo Higashino 2005 298 pages
4.17
70.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Japan
The Heartbeat Library Summary
The Heartbeat Library
by Laura Imai Messina 2022 400 pages
4.03
3.2K ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Sputnik Sweetheart Summary
Sputnik Sweetheart
by Haruki Murakami 1999 229 pages
3.83
172.9K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
Blue Bamboo Summary
Blue Bamboo
Japanese Tales of Fantasy
by Osamu Dazai 1993 184 pages
3.72
2.9K ratings
Short Stories
Japan
Japanese Literature
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen Summary
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen
by Yuta Takahashi 2020 192 pages
3.92
3.1K ratings
Japan
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Old Capital Summary
The Old Capital
by Yasunari Kawabata 1962 160 pages
3.73
7.3K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Mina's Matchbox Summary
Mina's Matchbox
by Yōko Ogawa 2006 282 pages
3.77
5.4K ratings
Japan
Historical Fiction
Japanese Literature
Wind/Pinball Summary
Wind/Pinball
Two Novels
by Haruki Murakami 1980 234 pages
3.53
32.7K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
Bending Adversity Summary
Bending Adversity
Japan and the Art of Survival
by David Pilling 2013 416 pages
4.10
1.2K ratings
Japan
History
Asia
The Life of a Stupid Man Summary
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1927 55 pages
3.69
9.2K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
If Cats Disappeared from the World Summary
If Cats Disappeared from the World
by Genki Kawamura 2012 202 pages
3.80
105.5K ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japan
How Do You Live? Summary
How Do You Live?
by Genzaburo Yoshino 1937 288 pages
4.00
16.3K ratings
Classics
Japan
Japanese Literature
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