The Earth isn’t flat and there are Japanese authors in the world other than Haruki Murakami. These are just two statements that shook society at the time of their announcement, but the fact that they’re absolutely true doesn’t change.
Murakami is probably the most well-known Japanese author around the world. Namedropping his work is definitely the unofficial litmus test to prove if you’re well-read in 2017, employed by everyone from your Chetan Bhagat-allergic friend to the random man on the train peeping over your shoulder to see what you’re reading. If you’ve loved, or pretended to love, Murakami’s much talked-about work, and are attracted to literature which offers insight into other cultures, peruse our selection of the other Japanese authors you can add to your reading list. Their works might belong to different genres, but there’s the underlying theme of taking ordinary, every day situations and transforming them into something sublime, a trait most commonly associated with Japanese literature.
5 Japanese authors to read now
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