10 Top japan books like Goodbye by Osamu Dazai

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Goodbye

By: Osamu Dazai

3.67

Format: 36 pages, ebook

The war is over and life is returning to normal. A man must say goodbye to his ten or so lovers. Ho…

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Cover of Sanshirō by Jay Rubin, Natsume Sōseki

1. Sanshirō

By: Jay Rubin , Natsume Sōseki

3.82

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving t… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
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"Desire is a frightening thing."

-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō

"Doğa, bir mücevheri yaratana kadar kim bilir kaç yıl harcamıştır. Yine o mücevher, madencinin şansı yaver gidene dek, yıldızlar altında kaç yıl, tek başına parlamıştır?"

-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō

"Ora io sto studiando questo libro solo per l'esame, solo per guadagnarmi il pane, trattenendo rabbia e lacrime. Ricordate: sia maledetto per sempre il sistema degli esami!"

-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō

"Hirota feels strongly drawn toward nature and the natural, is hyper-sensitive to the artificial—particularly that most cramped and constraining man-made creation, society—and does his best to avoid i…"

-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō

Cover of Letters to Felice by Franz Kafka, Erich Heller, None, James Stern, None, James Stern and Elisabeth Duckworth, Erich Heller and Jurgen Born

2. Letters to Felice

By: Franz Kafka , Erich Heller , None , James Stern , None , James Stern and Elisabeth Duckworth , Erich Heller and Jurgen Born

4.19

Format: 624 pages, Paperback

Franz Kafka met Felice Bauer in August 1912, at the home of his friend Max Brod. Energetic, down-to… read more

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  • classics
"When dealing with myself I am powerless."

-Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice

"You wouldn't believe the kind of person I could become if you wanted it."

-Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice

"Silence, I believe, avoids me, as water on the beach avoids stranded fish."

-Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice

"You are at once both the quiet and the confusion of my heart; imagine my heartbeat when you are in this state."

-Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice

Cover of Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edogawa Rampo, James B. Harris

3. Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination

By: Edogawa Rampo , James B. Harris

4.05

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Collected in this chilling volume are some of the famous Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Rampo's be… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
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"This “thing"

-Edogawa Rampo, Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination

"Why would a man become crazy if he entered a glass globe lined with a mirror? What in the name of the devil had he seen there? . . . Did he go made after taking a glance at himself reflected by a com…"

-Edogawa Rampo, Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination

Cover of Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Yoshihiro Tatsumi

4. Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories

By: Haruki Murakami , Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Yoshihiro Tatsumi

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

This collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master's stories, from the sou… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of Vita Sexualis by Ōgai Mori, Sanford Goldstein, Kazuji Ninomiya

5. Vita Sexualis

By: Ōgai Mori , Sanford Goldstein , Kazuji Ninomiya

3.94

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

Though banned three weeks after its publication in 1909, Vita Sexualisis far more than a prurient e… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of Botchan by Natsume Sōseki, Joel Cohn

6. Botchan

By: Natsume Sōseki , Joel Cohn

3.64

Format: 171 pages, Paperback

Like The Catcher in the Rye or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Botchan, a hilarious tale about … read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
"الواقع أن البشر هم أقل ما يمكن الاعتماد عليه في هذا العالم."

-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan

"Age should never meddle with such a matter. Mind your own business."

-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan

"Really, there’s nothing in the world as undependable as human beings."

-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan

"Ketika manusia bebas memutuskan untuk menghormatimu, hadiah yang kaumiliki lebih mahal nilainya daripada apapun."

-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan

7. The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Volume 2

By: Housui Yamazaki , Eiji Otsuka

3.72

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

Your body is their business! Five strange young students at a Buddhist university -- three guys and… read more

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  • fiction
  • japan
Cover of I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki, Aiko Ito, Graeme Wilson

8. I Am a Cat

By: Natsume Sōseki , Aiko Ito , Graeme Wilson

3.50

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

I am a cat. As yet I have no name. So begins one of the most original and unforgettable works in Ja… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of The Wild Geese by Ōgai Mori, Sanford Goldstein, Kingo Ochiai

9. The Wild Geese

By: Ōgai Mori , Sanford Goldstein , Kingo Ochiai

4.25

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

In The Wild Geese, prominent Japanese novelist Ogai Mori offers a poignant story of unfulfilled lov… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature

10. The Early Stories of Truman Capote

By: Truman Capote , Hilton Als

4.06

Format: 205 pages, ebook

The early fiction of one of the nation's most celebrated writers, Truman Capote, as he takes his fi… read more

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11. The Life of a Stupid Man

By: Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.' … read more

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12. 文豪ストレイドッグス 1 [Bungō Stray Dogs 1]

By: Kafka Asagiri , Sango Harukawa , 朝霧 カフカ , None

5.00

Format: 646 pages, Paperback

Gu Er Yuan woZhui waretaQing Nian Zhong Dao Dun ha, toaruZi Sha Zhi Yuan noNan woZhu keru. Nan noMi… read more

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13. Almost Transparent Blue

By: Ryū Murakami , Nancy Andrew

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Almost Transparent Blue is a brutal tale of lost youth in a Japanese port town close to an American… read more

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14. Piercing

By: Ryū Murakami , Ralph McCarthy

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A pulsating psycho-thriller from Ryu Murakami, author of In the Miso Soup A renaissance man for the… read more

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15. The Orange Girl

By: James Anderson , Jostein Gaarder

3.91

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear from him again, bu… read more

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  • fiction
"We are the universe."

-James Anderson, The Orange Girl

"أن الأطفال يمكلون حساً مرهفاً للعدل"

-James Anderson, The Orange Girl

"Imao sam oči samo za ono čega nije bilo."

-James Anderson, The Orange Girl

"I'm not just some butterfly for you to catch."

-James Anderson, The Orange Girl

Cover of Mimi's Tales of Terror by Hirokatsu Kihara

16. Mimi's Tales of Terror

By: Hirokatsu Kihara

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Experience real-life chills as Junji Ito brings these “true” horror series to life! University s… read more

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17. Headshot

By: Rita Bullwinkel

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying debut novel from an “unusually gifted writer” (Lorrie Moore) about the radical inti… read more

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"The desire to please people is the desire to not be singular."

-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot

"Tanya Maw's sister is two years older, the perfect age gap for wisdom transmission."

-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot

"It can be intoxicating to play a sport that requires one to look in their opponent's eyes."

-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot

"It's a warmth that she'll feel again very few times in her life. It's almost like love, but it has a surer, less desperate edge to it."

-Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot

Cover of Cytryna by Motojirō Kajii

18. Cytryna

By: Motojirō Kajii

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Antologia opowiadań nieznanego w Polsce japońskiego modernisty, którego krótką karierę pisarską prz… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
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19. Your Utopia

By: Bora Chung

3.65

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed Bunny, in another thrilling translation from the … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of W lesie pod wiśniami w pełnym rozkwicie by Ango Sakaguchi

20. W lesie pod wiśniami w pełnym rozkwicie

By: Ango Sakaguchi

3.76

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Trzecia książka z serii Tajfuny Mini, prezentująca dzieła pisarzy i pisarek z pierwszej połowy XX w… read more

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  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan
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21. Goodbye

By: Osamu Dazai

3.67

Format: 36 pages, ebook

The war is over and life is returning to normal. A man must say goodbye to his ten or so lovers. Ho… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • japanese literature
  • japan

15 Top fiction books like Goodbye by Osamu Dazai

Transform Your Habits

Sanshirō

Jay Rubin , Natsume Sōseki

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination

Edogawa Rampo , James B. Harris

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories

Haruki Murakami , Jay Rubin , Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Yoshihiro Tatsumi

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Vita Sexualis

Ōgai Mori , Sanford Goldstein , Kazuji Ninomiya

3.94

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6 best-selling literary fiction books like Cytryna by Motojirō Kajii

Transform Your Habits

Ministry of Moral Panic

Amanda Lee Koe

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Gorączka złotych rybek

Kanoko Okamoto

3.47

Transform Your Habits

Układ(a)ne

Aoko Matsuda

3.19

Transform Your Habits

Cytryna

Motojirō Kajii

3.60

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