Sunday, 3 August 2014

The Word's Shortlist..... 

of best contemporary Japanese fiction
Haruki Murakami - 1Q84

 Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being

 Banana Yoshimoto - The Lake

 Hiromi Kawakami - Strange Weather in Tokyo

 Ryo Murakami - In the Miso Soup

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