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Yoko Ogawa

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in response to Christine C

Books/articles to read before going to Japan? Could be fiction (ancient to modern), historical, current events. Something to understand or appreciate aspects of the culture and the land more deeply.

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I really like all of this author’s work. Some of it leans more dystopian (many of the short stories and notable “The Memory Police”), but this work and many others are more grounded and might give you a feel for the culture. Always a little hint of imagination though.

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