Selection of Bestselling Novels in Japan

Author: (Japanese) Shikawa Misao, Zhu Ziping
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book collects three best-selling Japanese novels:
Hana Tabemono (Floral Lunchbox), the 2005 Japan Popular Literature Takami Prize New Award-winning work by the literary genius Shikawa Misao, tells the strange story of the protagonist traveling with his young sister to a small town to visit the "previous life" family of his sister. It is a groundbreaking, powerful work of Shikawa Misao's new wave horror fiction.
If I Could Catch the Last Train, a million-selling work by the "female" (female Haruki Murakami) of the Japanese literary world, winner of the Takami Prize, describes a love story where women take the lead in relationships, making men mere accessories and supporting characters, piercing through the self-deceptive love illusions of men and women in the mortal world.
The 101st Proposal by Nobuhiro Nomura is a classic Japanese drama that has captivated Asia and moved countless people to tears. The original novel, titled the same, tells a pure love story of an unattractive man and a beautiful woman, filled with humor, wit, and deep emotion.
This book collects three best-selling Japanese novels:
Hana Tabemono (Floral Lunchbox), the 2005 Japan Popular Literature Takami Prize New Award-winning work by the literary genius Shikawa Misao, tells the strange story of the protagonist traveling with his young sister to a small town to visit the "previous life" family of his sister. It is a groundbreaking, powerful work of Shikawa Misao's new wave horror fiction.
If I Could Catch the Last Train, a million-selling work by the "female" (female Haruki Murakami) of the Japanese literary world, winner of the Takami Prize, describes a love story where women take the lead in relationships, making men mere accessories and supporting characters, piercing through the self-deceptive love illusions of men and women in the mortal world.
The 101st Proposal by Nobuhiro Nomura is a classic Japanese drama that has captivated Asia and moved countless people to tears. The original novel, titled the same, tells a pure love story of an unattractive man and a beautiful woman, filled with humor, wit, and deep emotion.
This book reflects, from one angle, the newness and high achievement of Japan's popular literature.