Find your next East Asian novel in translation.
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Week of September 7 — 13
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Stories told in the spaces between words. The unsaid carries more weight than dialogue. Five novels that prove quiet can be the loudest thing in the room.
Discover East Asian Fiction in English—1021 books·416 authors·4 countries·28 genres·
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1Q84: Books 1 and 2
Haruki Murakami
tr. Jay Rubin
🇯🇵2011
— Not to be missed
Prix FeminaTo Live
Yu Hua
tr. Michael Berry
🇨🇳2007
— One to watch
Under the Midnight Sun
Keigo Higashino
tr. Alexander O. Smith, Joseph Reeder
🇯🇵2016
— One to watch
Modern ClassicNo Longer Human
Osamu Dazai
tr. Donald Keene
🇯🇵1958
— One to watch
Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin
tr. Chi-Young Kim
🇰🇷2011
— Worth the detour
Akutagawa PrizeConvenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
tr. Ginny Tapley Takemori
🇯🇵2018
— Worth the detour
Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh
Mo Yan
tr. Howard Goldblatt
🇨🇳2003
— Worth the detour
Diary of a Murderer
Kim Young-ha
tr. Krys Lee
🇰🇷2020
— Worth the detour