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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