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🏛️ Classic Literature · Japan

Best Classic Literature Books from Japan

Classic literature is the body of work that time has tested and culture has kept. Japan has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in classic literature, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best classic literature from Japan by editorial consensus.

#1
Cover of Snow Country
literary-fiction

Snow Country

Yasunari Kawabata· 1968
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score71/100
#2
Cover of The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
literary-fiction

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

Yukio Mishima· 1963
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score66/100
#3
Cover of The Makioka Sisters
literary-fiction

The Makioka Sisters

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki· 1943
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score60/100
#4
Cover of The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
literary-fiction

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Yukio Mishima· 1956
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score48/100
#5
Cover of Moll Flanders
literary-fiction

Moll Flanders

Daniel Defoe· 1722
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#6
Cover of The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665
literary-fiction

The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665

Daniel Defoe· 1722
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#7
Cover of A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
literary-fiction

A Knight of the Nineteenth Century

Edward Payson Roe· 1877
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#8
Cover of Egmont
literary-fiction

Egmont

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe· 1788
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#9
Cover of The Consolidator
classic-literature

The Consolidator

Daniel Defoe· 1705
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#10
Cover of Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays
classic-literature

Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays

Annie Roe Carr· 1916
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#11
Cover of From London to Land's End
classic-literature

From London to Land's End

Daniel Defoe· 1888
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#12
Cover of Essay Upon Projects
classic-literature

Essay Upon Projects

Daniel Defoe· 1702
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#13
Cover of Hormiguitita
classic-literature

Hormiguitita

Aldo Boetto· 2003
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#14
Cover of A critical concordance to Seneca's Medea
classic-literature

A critical concordance to Seneca's Medea

L. Belle Voegelein· 1913
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#15
Cover of The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
classic-literature

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe· 1999
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#16
Cover of Tour Through Eastern Counties of England
classic-literature

Tour Through Eastern Counties of England

Daniel Defoe· 2004
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#17
Cover of Of Captain Mission
classic-literature

Of Captain Mission

Daniel Defoe· 2003
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#18
Cover of Howard Pyle's Robin Hood
classic-literature

Howard Pyle's Robin Hood

Joeming W. Dunn· 2007
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#19
Cover of New Grub Street
classic-literature

New Grub Street

Annie Roe Carr· 2003
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#20
Cover of Demons
classic-literature

Demons

Fyodor Dostoevsky· 2022
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
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