A book for #JanuaryInJapan (i.e. written by a Japanese author)

The Feminist Reading Challenge 2023 - hosted by livsliterarynook

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Nel paese delle donne selvagge by Aoko Matsuda

Nel paese delle donne selvagge
Aoko Matsuda with Gianluca Coci (Translator)

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy feminism horror short stories adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Nel paese delle donne selvagge

Aoko Matsuda with Gianluca Coci (Translator)

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy feminism horror short stories adventurous mysterious slow-paced

We Are Not Free
Traci Chee with Scott Keiji Takeda (Narrator), Dan Woren (Narrator), Ryan Potter (Narrator), Ali Fumiko (Narrator), Sophie Oda (Narrator), Andrew Kishino (Narrator), Christopher Naoki Lee (Narrator), Grace Rolek (Narrator), Erika Aishii (Narrator), Brittany Ishibashi (Narrator), Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa (Narrator), Terry Kitagawa (Narrator)

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional informative sad medium-paced

We Are Not Free

Traci Chee with Scott Keiji Takeda (Narrator), Dan Woren (Narrator), Ryan Potter (Narrator), Ali Fumiko (Narrator), Sophie Oda (Narrator), Andrew Kishino (Narrator), Christopher Naoki Lee (Narrator), Grace Rolek (Narrator), Erika Aishii (Narrator), Brittany Ishibashi (Narrator), Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa (Narrator), Terry Kitagawa (Narrator)

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional informative sad medium-paced

Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before We Say Goodbye
Before the Coffee Gets Cold #4

Toshikazu Kawaguchi with Kevin Shen (Narrator), Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

4 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Before We Say Goodbye

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #4

Toshikazu Kawaguchi with Kevin Shen (Narrator), Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

4 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
Masaji Ishikawa with Risa Kobayashi (Translator), Martin Brown (Translator)

174 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa with Risa Kobayashi (Translator), Martin Brown (Translator)

174 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced

Revenge
Yōko Ogawa with Stephen Snyder (Translator)

162 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark mysterious medium-paced

Revenge

Yōko Ogawa with Stephen Snyder (Translator)

162 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark mysterious medium-paced

No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai with Donald Keene (Translator)

176 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai with Donald Keene (Translator)

176 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced

Dragon Palace
Hiromi Kawakami with Ted Goossen (Translator)

160 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced

Dragon Palace

Hiromi Kawakami with Ted Goossen (Translator)

160 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced

Life Ceremony
Sayaka Murata

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Life Ceremony

Sayaka Murata

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Cats and Sugar Bowls
Yukiko

124 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance lighthearted fast-paced

Cats and Sugar Bowls

Yukiko

124 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance lighthearted fast-paced

Idol, Burning
Rin Usami with Asa Yoneda (Translator)

134 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Idol, Burning

Rin Usami with Asa Yoneda (Translator)

134 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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