Japanese novels

How Do You Live?, a classic Japanese novel being adapted into a movie by Hayao Miyazaki, gets an English translation with a foreword by Neil Gaiman.

Japanese literature has rapidly gained popularity in the West and for good reason too. Japanese authors seem to write with an elegant, often ethereal quality, no matter what the subject matter is. Now let me

Japanese Novels & Books about Japan to read before visiting. Books on history, culture, the best Japanese fiction, & fantasy novels.

Our recommendations for your autumn reading list.

If you're wondering where to start with Japanese literature, these are the best Japanese books across sci-fi, mystery, literary fiction, and more.

Japanese Authors, Books about Books and Bookshops, Comforting Books

'Wonderfully poetic ... extraordinary freshness ... a Virginia Woolf quality' Margaret Drabble It is Spring. A young woman, left by her husband, starts a new life in a Tokyo apartment. Territory of Light follows her over the course of a year, as she struggles to bring up her two-year-old daughter alone. Her new home is filled with light, streaming through the windows, so bright you have to squint, but she finds herself plummeting deeper into darkness; becoming unstable, untethered. As the…

Craving a literary adventure? Delve into the intricate world of Japanese translated fiction. Discover hidden gems and cultural treasures in every page. Here are ten translated Japanese books that you can't miss!

::adds these (and a value pack of Kleenex) to my Amazon cart::