Murasaki Shikibu

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Born	c.978 • Kyōto • Japan
Died	c.1014 • Kyōto • Japan
Notable Works	“The Tale of Genji”

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Uchida Shungicu

Japanese artist and author

Lafcadio Hearn

British-born writer and translator

Futabatei Shimei

Japanese author

Tanizaki Jun’ichirō

Japanese writer

Tsubouchi Shōyō

Japanese author

Higuchi Ichiyō

Japanese author

Mori Ōgai

Japanese author

Maria Dąbrowska

Polish author and critic

Haruki Murakami

Japanese author

Endō Shūsaku

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Mishima Yukio

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Ishihara Shintarō

Japanese writer and politician

Ōoka Shōhei

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Kitano Takeshi

Japanese actor, director, writer, and television personality

Ōe Kenzaburō

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Arishima Takeo

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Abe Kōbō

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Yū Miri

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Banana Yoshimoto

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Uno Chiyo

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