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Thursday, 1 January 2009

2009 Challenges

Japanese Literature Challenge 3 - July 31st, 2009 - January 31st, 2010
- Read at least one Japanese book!
1) Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima
2) Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami
3) The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
4) Amrita by Banana Yoshimoto
5) Runaway Horses by Yukio Mishima
6) Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami
7) The Temple of Dawn by Yukio Mishima
8) A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
9) The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe
10) Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
11) The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima
12) The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima

Mission well and truly completed :)
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