Contemporary fiction books from Japan
Recommended contemporary fiction books (21)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Japan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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The Great Passage by Shion Miura EN
Description:
An award-winning story of love, friendship, and the power of human connection. Kohei Araki believes that a dictionary is a boat to carry us across the sea of words. But after thirty-seven years of creating dictionaries, it's time for him to retire and find his replacement. He discovers a kindred spirit in Mitsuya Majime--a young, disheveled square peg with a penchant for collecting antiquarian books and a background in linguistics--whom he swipes from his company's sales department. Along with an energetic, if reluctant, new recruit and an elder linguistics scholar, Majime is tasked with a car... continue