Japanese Books

 There are a few sites on the internet that claim to showcase the "best" Japanese books.

• That is, of course, utter nonsense, as with so many similar claims.
• Some of the lists are even identical, apparently made by Mr.Copy & Ms.Paste.
• The main purpose seems to be to make money by encouraging people to follow the links and buy from Amazon — you don't find such money links here.

So, what do we have here? A list of the best Japanese books? 

No, we have here a simple list of Japanese books, famous and not so famous. Read them and judge by yourself. Enjoy.

You can ask any AI (Gemini, ChatGPT, etc) to introduce a book to you. Example.

I will try to update if I find more interesting books. I am not so familiar yet with Japanese books.

I got some additional recommendations:

• A Personal Matter 人生の親戚 1964 Kenzaburō Ōe
• The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away みずから我が涙をぬぐいたまう日 1972 Kenzaburō Ōe
• Death by Water 水死 2009 Kenzaburō Ōe
• The Dancing Girl 舞姫 1890 Mori Ōgai
• Somehow, Crystal なんとなく、クリスタル 1981 Yasuo Tanaka