Translated Fiction - Asia

Explore powerful stories from across Asia with our curated collection of translated fiction at Harry Hartog Bookseller. Featuring acclaimed titles from Japan, Korea, China, India, and beyond—these books offer deep cultural insight, literary beauty, and unforgettable storytelling. Discover new perspectives online or in-store today.

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The Black Swan Mystery by Tetsuya Ayukawa - 9781805335238
$24.99
The Black Swan Mystery
Tetsuya Ayukawa
WINNER OF THE JAPANESE DETECTIVE WRITERS CLUB PRIZE _____This prize-winning railway murder mystery from Japan...
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy - 9781784878955
$26.99
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
This indispensable translation is as close to the original as it is possible to get...
Night Train to the Stars by Kenji Miyazawa - 9781784878337
$24.99
Night Train to the Stars
Kenji Miyazawa
Dark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers Japanese fairy...
Confessions by Kanae Minato - 9781444732450
$23.99
Confessions
Kanae Minato
When Yuko Moriguchi's four-year-old daughter died in the middle school where she teaches, everyone thought...
Hunchback
$26.99
Hunchback
Saou Ichikawa
LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE- An extraordinary, thrilling novel about sex, disability and power...
Hunger by Choi Jin-young - 9781840919011
$29.99
Hunger
Choi Jin-young
IF PARASITE WERE A RECORD-BREAKING BOOK SENSATION When hunger consumes you, what can be left...
Kokoro by Natsume Soseki - 9781805330585
$24.99
Kokoro
Natsume Soseki
In this melancholy and delicately written Japanese classic, a student befriends a reclusive elder at...
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
$34.99
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
Mizuki Tsujimura
By the author of Lonely Castle in the Mirror- first of a major multi-book launch...
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Invisible Kitties by Yu Yoyo - 9780008719302
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Invisible Kitties
Yu Yoyo
'Cat was everywhere at once, splayed in all directions but too soft to get in...
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We Do Not Part
$39.99
We Do Not Part
Han Kang
Like a long winter's dream, this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize...
Silence by Shusaku Endo - 9781035038862
$22.99
Silence
Shusaku Endo
'Flawless' - David Mitchell 'A masterpiece' - Daily Telegraph Winner of the Tanizaki Prize Published...
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa - 9781529949100
$24.99
Revenge
Yoko Ogawa
Elegant novellas-in-translation, VINTAGE EDITIONS celebrate the audacity and ambition of the written word, transporting readers...
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida - 9781529936711
$32.99
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida
For fans of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, SHE AND HER CAT and THE GOODBYE CAT -...
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The Old Woman With the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo - 9781838856434
$13.50
The Old Woman With the Knife
Gu Byeong-mo
Hornclaw is a sixty-five-year-old female contract killer who is considering retirement. A fighter who has...
Second Hand
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami - 9781784707330
$24.99
Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami
The latest bewitching, kaleidoscopic novel from master storyteller Haruki Murakami, author of The Wind-Up Bird...
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - 9781529029581
$19.99
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
One of the most popular Booktok books on Tiktok in 2022 In a small back...
Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa - 9781787302778
$34.99
Mina's Matchbox
Yoko Ogawa
A story of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of...
The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories by Bruce Fulton - 9780241448519
$26.99
The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories
Bruce Fulton
A revelatory and richly varied collection of Korea's greatest short stories This eclectic, moving and...
Death in Midsummer by Yukio Mishima - 9780241678947
$24.99
Death in Midsummer
Yukio Mishima
Ten tales of loss and longing, from one one Japan's greatest writers Bringing together Yukio...
What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama - 9781804994139
$24.99
What You Are Looking for is in the Library
Michiko Aoyama
The irresistible hardback Times bestseller and bookshop favourite about the healing power of books and...
The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima - 9781784879723
$36.99
The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Yukio Mishima
VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS- Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of the great Japanese...
The Full Moon Coffee Shop
$32.99
The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Mai Mochizuki
A TALE OF CATS, CAKES AND ASTROLOGY FOR READERS OF BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD...
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More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - 9781786584328
$24.99
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Satoshi Yagisawa
In Tokyo, there is a neighbourhood with the highest number of bookstores in the world....
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Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - 9781035046256
$19.99
Before We Forget Kindness
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, the mysterious...
The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami - 9781787304475
$49.99
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami
The breathtaking new novel about the boundaries between worlds and individuals, from the internationally bestselling...
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The Beauties by Anton Chekhov - 9781805330301
$24.99
The Beauties
Anton Chekhov
Chekhov was without doubt one of the greatest observers of human nature in all its...
Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata - 9781783787388
$24.99
Life Ceremony
Sayaka Murata
From the author of international bestseller Convenience Store Woman comes a collection of short fiction:...
The Library of Heartbeats by Laura Imai Messina - 9781786583123
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The Library of Heartbeats
Laura Imai Messina
From the international bestselling author of The Phone Box at the Edge of the World:...