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Literary World of Japan & Korea 📚

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12 participants (22 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

This year, I'm setting out to explore more books from Japan and Korea, along with other East Asian countries. If you're interested, I'd love for you to join me as we delve into the rich literary traditions of these diverse regions. Let's uncover captivating stories, unique cultural perspectives, and unforgettable characters together.

Challenge Books

All books added
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

177 pages • paperback • 1948

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station

Yu Miri

130 pages • digital • 2014

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
What You Are Looking For Is In The Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For Is In The Library

Michiko Aoyama

7 hours, 19 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Diving Pool by Yōko Ogawa

The Diving Pool

Yōko Ogawa

176 pages • paperback • 1990

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before We Forget Kindness

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #5

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

202 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Tales from the Café

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

192 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before Your Memory Fades

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #3

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

315 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before We Say Goodbye

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #4

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

192 pages • paperback • 2021

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

The Cat Who Saved Books

The Cat Who... #1

Sōsuke Natsukawa

198 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

森崎書店の日々(Days at the Morisaki Bookshop) #1

Satoshi Yagisawa

160 pages • paperback • 2010

fiction contemporary hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced