Flavorwire's Contemporary Japanese Writers You Should Know

1.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 696,633 ratings
2.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating β€” 121,491 ratings
3.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating β€” 306,580 ratings
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1Q84
1Q84 3.95 avg rating β€” 333,048 ratings
5.
Out
Out 3.94 avg rating β€” 45,880 ratings
6.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4.11 avg rating β€” 148,397 ratings
7.
The Lake
The Lake 3.57 avg rating β€” 11,357 ratings
8.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating β€” 528,225 ratings
9.
In the Miso Soup
In the Miso Soup 3.62 avg rating β€” 41,528 ratings
10.
Grotesque
Grotesque 3.74 avg rating β€” 13,635 ratings
11.
Real World
Real World 3.41 avg rating β€” 8,668 ratings
12.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 3.87 avg rating β€” 197,470 ratings
13.
Coin Locker Babies
Coin Locker Babies 3.80 avg rating β€” 9,418 ratings
14.
Audition
Audition 3.49 avg rating β€” 16,722 ratings
15.
South of the Border, West of the Sun
South of the Border, West of the Sun 3.86 avg rating β€” 145,065 ratings
16.
Almost Transparent Blue
Almost Transparent Blue 3.29 avg rating β€” 12,925 ratings
17.
A Personal Matter
A Personal Matter 3.90 avg rating β€” 15,079 ratings
17.
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo 3.69 avg rating β€” 49,429 ratings
19.
Goodbye Tsugumi
Goodbye Tsugumi 3.77 avg rating β€” 14,915 ratings
20.
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche 3.91 avg rating β€” 21,848 ratings
21.
City of Refuge
City of Refuge 3.60 avg rating β€” 118 ratings
22.
Kinshu: Autumn Brocade
Kinshu: Autumn Brocade 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,258 ratings
23.
Woman on the Other Shore
Woman on the Other Shore 3.65 avg rating β€” 1,326 ratings
24.
Ashes
Ashes 3.37 avg rating β€” 201 ratings
25.
The Strange Library
The Strange Library 3.55 avg rating β€” 67,714 ratings
26.
Six Four
Six Four 3.47 avg rating β€” 10,956 ratings
26.
Newcomer (Detective Kaga, #2)
Newcomer (Detective Kaga, #2) 4.09 avg rating β€” 15,006 ratings
26.
The Guest Cat
The Guest Cat 3.55 avg rating β€” 34,194 ratings
29.
The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping
The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping 3.74 avg rating β€” 3,490 ratings
29.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 4.33 avg rating β€” 95,647 ratings
31.
The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1)
The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 18,698 ratings
31.
The Nakano Thrift Shop
The Nakano Thrift Shop 3.37 avg rating β€” 14,371 ratings
33.
The Ten Loves of Nishino
The Ten Loves of Nishino 3.44 avg rating β€” 6,932 ratings
34.
Record of a Night Too Brief
Record of a Night Too Brief 3.20 avg rating β€” 3,038 ratings
35.
Manazuru
Manazuru 3.45 avg rating β€” 2,034 ratings
36.
Moshi Moshi
Moshi Moshi 3.71 avg rating β€” 7,223 ratings
36.
Parade
Parade 3.78 avg rating β€” 3,164 ratings
38.
People From My Neighbourhood
People From My Neighbourhood 3.50 avg rating β€” 12,161 ratings
39.
The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day 4.09 avg rating β€” 1,101 ratings
40.
Bedtime Eyes
Bedtime Eyes 2.79 avg rating β€” 533 ratings