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, and unforgettable storytelling. Discover new international authors online or in-store today.

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Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang - 9781761382338
$32.99
Taiwan Travelogue
Shuang-zi Yang
A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language,...
Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han - 9781786587329
$34.99
Honey in the Wound
Jiyoung Han
A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality...
Mrs Shim is a Killer by Kang Jiyoung - 9781529957518
$34.99
Mrs Shim is a Killer
Kang Jiyoung
From a major new international voice - gritty, humorous Korean literary crime novel about a...
The Soul Catchers by Naoko Higashi - 9781529959017
$34.99
The Soul Catchers
Naoko Higashi
The rediscovered magical-realist classic by a bestselling poet for fans of Banana Yoshimoto and Kawaguchi's...
The Samurai Detectives: Volume 2 by Shotaro Ikenami - 9781405975780
$26.99
The Samurai Detectives: Volume 2
Shotaro Ikenami
RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SAMURAI DETECTIVES, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES OF THRILLING...
Sisters in Yellow
$34.99
Sisters in Yellow
Mieko Kawakami
From the International Booker Prize Shortlisted author of Heaven and Breasts and Eggs Hana has...
Before I Knew I Loved You by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - 9781035046300
$22.99
Before I Knew I Loved You
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers...
The Menu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai - 9781035060733
$22.99
The Menu of Happiness
Hisashi Kashiwai
The Menu of Happiness, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the third book in...
Bookstore Girls
$32.99
Bookstore Girls
Kei Aono
Can two very different women put aside their differences to save the bookstore they love?...
Swallows by Natsuo Kirino - 9781837264285
$34.99
Swallows
Natsuo Kirino
Twenty-nine-year-old Riki is sick of her dead-end job, of struggling to get by ever since...
Strange Houses by Uketsu - 9781805335375
$32.99
Strange Houses
Uketsu
A sinister hidden room. A dead space between two walls. A sealed cellar. A child's...
Roadkill by Amil - 9781787304857
$34.99
Roadkill
Amil
An exhilarating speculative short story collection from South Korean author Amil, transporting readers to new...
Break Room by Miye Lee - 9781035430567
$32.99
Break Room
Miye Lee
'Packs a punch . . . You'll definitely see your colleagues in a different light...
The Midnight Shift by Gene Png - 9781526679833
$32.99
The Midnight Shift
Gene Png
A Finalist for the 2026 Locus Awards A bestseller in Korea, a biting, fast-paced vampire...
The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama - 9781529949766
$34.99
The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park
Michiko Aoyama
Brand new healing fiction from the 2.5-million-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking for...
The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun - 9781529954869
$34.99
The Hole
Hye-Young Pyun
A prizewinning psychological horror from Korea - after a devastating car crash, a man wakes...
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
$34.99
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
Haruki Murakami
'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real' A lavishly illustrated edition of...
When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi - 9781787304642
$34.99
When the Museum is Closed
Emi Yagi
A quirky, joyful queer love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love...
The Dilemmas of Working Women by Fumio Yamamoto - 9780349019222
$32.99
The Dilemmas of Working Women
Fumio Yamamoto
The classic Japanese bestseller published in English for the very first time - a darkly...
Seesaw Monster by Kotaro Isaka - 9781787304734
$34.99
Seesaw Monster
Kotaro Isaka
Two inventive tales of espionage in one, from the internationally bestselling author of Japanese fiction...
How to Hold Someone in your Heart by Mizuki Tsujimura - 9780857529664
$34.99
How to Hold Someone in your Heart
Mizuki Tsujimura
From the author of LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR, the bestselling companion read to LOST...
A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-ran - 9781529938029
$34.99
A Thousand Blues
Cheon Seon-ran
From a massive rising star in the world of Korean female sci-fi comes the gripping,...
The Cat Who Saved the Library
$39.99
The Cat Who Saved the Library
Sosuke Natsukawa
Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is...
The Cat Who Saved Books
$39.99
The Cat Who Saved Books
Sosuke Natsukawa
A gorgeous international exclusive hardback edition featuring stencilled sprayed edges. ‘Enchanting’ – The Observer Grandpa used to say...
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa - 9781529934915
$34.99
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line
Hiro Arikawa
From the authentic and original healing fiction author of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES comes a 1.4-million-copy...
Heart Lamp: selected stories
$29.99
Heart Lamp: selected stories
Banu Mushtaq
WINNER OF THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu...
Blowfish by Kyung-Ran Jo - 9781035435234
$34.99
Blowfish
Kyung-Ran Jo
'A book to chew on and savour, a deft delve into the intricacies of love...
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata - 9781803511207
$29.99
Vanishing World
Sayaka Murata
"Normality is the creepiest madness there is..." From the author of the bestselling literary sensations...