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Murakami Haruki, Ogawa Yōko, Tawada Yōko, Kanai Mieko, Hino Keizō, Murakami Ryū, Kawakami Hiromi, Murata Sayaka... These acclaimed authors are united by a s

A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION OF THE FINEST WORK-FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, EVEN FILM WRITING, DONE IN JAPAN SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II.

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