Japanese Vintage Classics

Explore Japanese fiction with beautiful new gift editions of five beloved masterpieces that span a century.

With beautiful cover illustrations by Yuko Shimizu, these gorgeous flapped paperback editions are the perfect gift for the adventurous reader.

From Murakami’s most adored and surreal The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, to Mishima’s disturbing, short and sharp The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea, and the gentle warmth and stunning storytelling of Ogawa’s The Housekeeper and the Professor, this genre-spanning collection celebrates some of the finest fiction from Japan.

• The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
• The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
• Out by Natsuo Kirino
• The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
• The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea by Yukio Mishima