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BEST Japanese Fiction!
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All She Was WorthAll She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $1.05
Very creepy mystery. 5 stars for atmoshphere.
GrotesqueGrotesque by Natsuo Kirino
Buy new: $21.33 / Used from: $0.45
Unbelievable book. Almost supernaturally psychologically accurate. Fascinating insight into japanese women and all women.
Out: A NovelOut: A Novel by Natsuo Kirino
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01
Amazing.
Dark WaterDark Water by Koji Suzuki
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $5.86
Short stories with a water theme. Interesting way to present a collection.
Battle RoyaleBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Buy used from: $9.71
Heart-stoppingly ominous.
StrangersStrangers by Taichi Yamada
Buy used from: $2.26
A look at lonliness and isolation within a huge (urban) society.
NaokoNaoko by Keigo Higashino
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $1.25
About the corrupting influence of Westernism as written from this authors perspective.
In the Miso SoupIn the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.84
PiercingPiercing by Ryu Murakami
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $3.23
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A NovelThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $4.73
Highly symbolic, aspects of surrealism, centered on an average middle-aged mans life.
Norwegian WoodNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $6.29
Interesting characters.
The Tattoo Murder Case (Soho crime)The Tattoo Murder Case (Soho crime) by Akimitsu Takagi
Buy new: $11.11 / Used from: $1.13
Great entertainment.
Shadow FamilyShadow Family by Miyuki Miyabe
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $3.02
Progressive, tech-oriented mystery.
Inugami ClanInugami Clan by Seishi Yokomizo
Buy used from: $2.06
Great old-school mystery.