18 must-read japan books like La lucertola nera by Edogawa Ranpo

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La lucertola nera

By: Edogawa Ranpo

3.39

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Nel cuore di uno dei quartieri più brulicanti di vita di Tokyo, al termine di una festa sfrenata, u…

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1. Heather, the Totality

By: Matthew Weiner

2.92

Format: 144 pages, ebook

The Breakstone family arrange themselves around their daughter Heather, and the world seems to foll… read more

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2. 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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"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 Rashomon and Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Takashi Kojima

3. Rashomon and Other Stories

By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Takashi Kojima

3.78

Format: 479 pages, Paperback

Writing at the beginning of the twentieth century, Ryunosuke Akutagawa created disturbing stories o… read more

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

4. 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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  • asia
  • japanese literature
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Cover of The Silent Dead (Reiko Himekawa, #1) by Giles Murray, Tetsuya Honda

5. The Silent Dead (Reiko Himekawa, #1)

By: Giles Murray , Tetsuya Honda

3.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a body wrapped in a blue plastic tarp and tied up with twine is discovered near the bushes nea… read more

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6. Una storia crudele

By: Natsuo Kirino , Gianluca Coci

3.62

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Ubukata Keiko, trentacinquenne scrittrice di successo nota con lo pseudonimo di Koumi Narumi, e da … read more

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7. The Tattoo Murder Case

By: Akimitsu Takagi , Deborah Boliver Boehm

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs discovered in a … read more

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8. N.P

By: Banana Yoshimoto , Ann Sherif

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

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9. Tales of Moonlight and Rain

By: Ueda Akinari , Anthony H. Chambers

3.87

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celeb… read more

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10. Strangers

By: Taichi Yamada , None

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Set in the great human maelstrom of Tokyo, Strangersis a thinking man's ghost story. When Harada, a… read more

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11. The Master Key

By: Masako Togawa , None

4.38

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

Fans of P.D. James, Robert Barnard and other literate writers in the genre will welcome US publicat… read more

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12. Una storia semplice

By: Leonardo Sciascia

3.99

Format: 32 pages,

Una storia semplicee una storia complicatissima, un giallo siciliano, con sfondo di mafia e droga. … read more

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13. The Key

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

4.25

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

'This year I intend to begin writing freely about a topic which, in the past, I have hesitated to m… read more

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14. La settimana bianca

By: Emmanuel Carrère , Maurizia Balmelli

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

<>ha raccontato una volta Emmanuel Carrere <>. All'inizio, infatti, il piccolo Nicolas ha tutta l'a… read more

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15. 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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16. Strange Tale of Panorama Island

By: Edogawa Rampo , None

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Edogawa Ranpo (1894-1965) was a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe and like Poe drew on his penchant … read more

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17. In Black and White

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , None

3.67

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's In Black and Whiteis a literary murder mystery in which the lines between fic… read more

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18. Out

By: Natsuo Kirino , Stephen Snyder

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Natsuo Kirino's novel tells a story of random violence in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mothe… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • japan
"...I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."

-Natsuo Kirino, Out

"And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."

-Natsuo Kirino, Out

"I'm desperate for money'. She said. And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."

-Natsuo Kirino, Out

"I'm desperate for money'. She said. 'And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you'. (Yoshie Azuma)"

-Natsuo Kirino, Out

Cover of L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra by Michael Bible

19. L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

By: Michael Bible

3.60

Format: 135 pages, ebook

Mentre tutti sono raccolti in preghiera, dall’ultima fila Iggy avanza verso il centro della chiesa.… read more

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"Quegli anni sono così malinconici e bizzarri. Per effetto del vento sembrava che le azalee levitassero a una spanna da terra. I cani dei vicini, Sale e Pepe, abbaiavano come due innamorati durante un…"

-Michael Bible, L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

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20. I baffi

By: Emmanuel Carrère

3.73

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

È quasi un capriccio, uno scherzo, quello di tagliarsi i baffi, da parte del protagonista di questo… read more

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21. Le strane storie di Fukiage. Vol. 1

By: Banana Yoshimoto

2.73

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"Mimi e Kodachi sono due sorelle gemelle cresciute nella cittadina di Fukiage. Allevate da una copp… read more

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Cover of Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest by Kaho Nashiki

22. Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest

By: Kaho Nashiki

3.74

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

Mai ha tredici anni e non vuole più andare a scuola. La madre, preoccupata, decide di mandarla a st… read more

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"I desideri giusti, quelli che sono in linea con il corso delle cose, ti fanno da guida e si trasformano in realtà."

-Kaho Nashiki, Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest

"["What happens to people when they die?" When she heard that, her grandmother made a sound that was not like a voice but a moan. And with a deep breath, she replied, "I don't know. To tell you the tr…"

-Kaho Nashiki, Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest

"Devi ripeterti che, qualunque cosa accada, 'non è una ferita mortale'. In questo modo, anche se in quel momento non ti sembrerà, da qualche parte nel tuo corpo e nella tua mente nascerà il seme di un…"

-Kaho Nashiki, Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest

"Ascolta. Questa è la lezione più importante dell'addestramento da strega. Una strega deve fare affidamento sul proprio intuito, però non deve lasciare che questo abbia il sopravvento. Quando succede,…"

-Kaho Nashiki, Un'estate con la Strega dell'Ovest

Cover of The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) by Seishi Yokomizo

23. The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

By: Seishi Yokomizo

3.66

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translate… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • japan
"What was Kenzo's reaction to all this criticism? His approach was to stay completely silent. He made no move whatsoever to respond to any of it. And, of course, water eventually wins over fire. One b…"

-Seishi Yokomizo, The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

Cover of La lucertola nera by Edogawa Ranpo

24. La lucertola nera

By: Edogawa Ranpo

3.39

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Nel cuore di uno dei quartieri più brulicanti di vita di Tokyo, al termine di una festa sfrenata, u… read more

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  • japanese literature
  • japan
Cover of La ragazza del Kyūshū by Seichō Matsumoto

25. La ragazza del Kyūshū

By: Seichō Matsumoto

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In un mattino di primavera una giovane donna entra nello studio di un illustre penalista di Tokyo. … read more

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"Por lo que veo —dijo Michiko, bajando la vista hacia su plato—, en Occidente tampoco sienten mucha simpatía por los zurdos."

-Seichō Matsumoto, La ragazza del Kyūshū

Cover of Appartamento 401 by Shūichi Yoshida

26. Appartamento 401

By: Shūichi Yoshida

3.31

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

Ryosuke, Kotomi, Mirai, Naoki condividono un appartamento nel quartiere di Setagaya di Tokyo. La vi… read more

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"I hate that word." "What word?" "Truth. I don't feel any truth in it."

-Shūichi Yoshida, Appartamento 401

"It was tough coming to the realization that I wasn’t interested in anything, though realizing it didn’t mean I could then immediately find something to engage my interest. I tried to think of somethi…"

-Shūichi Yoshida, Appartamento 401

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27. Life for Sale

By: Yukio Mishima

3.72

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

'Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will … read more

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"It's only the desire to live as long as possible that makes everything seem complicated and mysterious."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"Když si rozsvítíš v malém pokoji modrou lampu, taky ti všechno zmodrá, ale tím se z toho pokoje ještě moře nestane."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"A dead body reminds me a bit of a bottle of whisky. If you drop the bottle and it cracks, what’s inside pours out. It’s only natural."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"To say human life had no meaning was the easy part. But Hanio was struck all over again by the huge amount of energy required to live a life filled with so much meaninglessness."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

Cover of Angsa dan Kelelawar by Keigo Higashino

28. Angsa dan Kelelawar

By: Keigo Higashino

4.07

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Mereka berada tepat di perbatasan hitam dan putih, bagaikan cahaya dan bayangan, siang dan malam, a… read more

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"Menurutku, sudah semestinya kau mengutamakan kebahagiaan orang yang masih hidup."

-Keigo Higashino, Angsa dan Kelelawar

"Satu kesalahan di masa lalu, mungkin saja bisa terulang lagi walau intensitas niatnya berkurang"

-Keigo Higashino, Angsa dan Kelelawar

"Manusia adalah makhluk lemah. Secara naluriah, mereka akan berusaha mencari cara untuk menutupi kesalahannya."

-Keigo Higashino, Angsa dan Kelelawar

"Manusia cenderung sulit untuk jujur, mereka lebih memilih terus berbohong untuk terlihat baik atau menutupi sesuatu."

-Keigo Higashino, Angsa dan Kelelawar

Cover of The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1) by Mai Mochizuki

29. The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1)

By: Mai Mochizuki

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of c… read more

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Cover of Racconti fantastici by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

30. Racconti fantastici

By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

3.84

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Otto racconti fantastici scritti tra il 1916 e il 1924, gli anni più fecondi nell'attività artistic… read more

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18 Top japanese literature books like La lucertola nera by Edogawa Ranpo

Transform Your Habits

Sanshirō

Jay Rubin , Natsume Sōseki

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Rashomon and Other Stories

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Takashi Kojima

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Vita Sexualis

Ōgai Mori , Sanford Goldstein , Kazuji Ninomiya

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Silent Dead (Reiko Himekawa, #1)

Giles Murray , Tetsuya Honda

3.16

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17 must-read fiction books like The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) by Seishi Yokomizo

Transform Your Habits

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

Sōji Shimada , Shika MacKenzie , Ross MacKenzie

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Decagon House Murders

Yukito Ayatsuji , Sōji Shimada , Ho-Ling Wong

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Inspector Imanishi Investigates

Seichō Matsumoto , Beth Cary

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Salvation of a Saint

Keigo Higashino , Alexander O. Smith

4.25

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