The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Osaka

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1024 Some Prefer Nettles Junichiro Tanizaki 1929 Japanese Japanese
1360 The Makioka Sisters Junichiro Tanizaki 1948 Japanese Japanese
6756 Breasts And Eggs Mieko Kawakami 2008 Japanese Japanese
11161 Scattered All Over The Earth Yoko Tawada 2018 Japanese Japanese
11212 Memorial Bryan Washington 2020 American English
13359 The Doctor's Wife Sawako Ariyoshi 1966 Japanese Japanese
14983 The Travelling Cat Chronicles Hiro Arikawa 2024 Japanese Japanese
14983 Great Japanese Stories Jay Rubin Multiple English
15897 Taiko Eiji Yoshikawa 1941 Japanese Japanese
17117 The Penguin Book Of Japanese Short Stories Jay Rubin 2018 Japanese English
17117 白夜行 [Byakuyakō] Keigo Higashino 1999 Japanese Japanese
17117 On The Narrow Road Lesley Downer 2013 Unknown English
17117 The Master Puppeteer Katherine Paterson 1975 American English