Japanese Literature discussion

This is the thread to nominate books for April and May 2025. Nominate by 3/12, please, then we will have a week or two to vote.

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Nominations close at the end of March 12.

Please nominate only one book. If your nominee isn't (a.) in print in both North America and the UK+ and/or (b.) originally in Japanese, please say so. (No worries. If you don't have time to look this up, We will look it up for you.)

I'd like to nominate Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami just nominated for the International Booker Prize 2025!

I would like to nominate “The Demon of the Lonely Isle” by Edogawa Ranpo!

I would like to nominate The Forest of Wool and Steel by Natsu Miyashita.

Hi All, can I nominate My Annihilation by Fuminori Nakamura
OR Strange Pictures by Uketsu
:)

Meredith wrote: "I would like to nominate The Forest of Wool and Steel by Natsu Miyashita."

I can't wait to read it. Hope it wins. I second this nomination, I guess.

I’d like to nominate “Under the Eye of the big bird” by Hiromi Kawakami.

End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland: A New Translation By Haruki Murakami, eng trans by Jay Rubin.

(Although it is hard not to be interested in Hiromi Kawakami’s new translation….)

We have to the end of March 12th for nominations and then we will put up the voting poll for a week.

Reminders: just one nomination from each member.
If it is already nominated it will get on the poll and you can suggest another one if you would like.

r/Jack co-mod

The Nominations are now closed. Poll will be up shortly. Thanks to everyone that participated and the notes from those that didn’t post but let me know that their first choice was already nominated.

The poll is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

(Thanks for the input to put a link to the poll in this thread.)