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24 books recommended for fans of Retrograde by Osamu Dazai, tied together by themes of Asian, World Literature, Genre Fiction, and Literary.

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Almond (Nomad Edition) A Novel — Won-Pyung Sohn

Almond (Nomad Edition) A Novel

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Genre Fiction

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Genre Fiction

The Reckoning — Jim Newport

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Genre Fiction

Three Thousand Stitches — Sudhā Mūrti

Three Thousand Stitches

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Literary

Wedding of the Foxes — Katherine Larson

Wedding of the Foxes

Katherine Larson

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Literary

The Japan Society Of New York: To Promote Friendly Relations Between The United States And Japan (1910) — Japan Society Of New York

The Japan Society Of New York: To Promote Friendly Relations Between The United States And Japan (1910)

Japan Society Of New York

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Literary

The Flying Realistic Words An Anthology of Ritesh Singh’s Poetry — Ritesh Kumar Singh

The Flying Realistic Words An Anthology of Ritesh Singh’s Poetry

Ritesh Kumar Singh

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Literary

Nihongi V2: Chronicles Of Japan From The Earliest Times To A. D. 697 (1896) — William George Aston

Nihongi V2: Chronicles Of Japan From The Earliest Times To A. D. 697 (1896)

William George Aston

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Literary

The Floods Of Autumn — Chuang-Tze

The Floods Of Autumn

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Literary

穿過紐約縫隙 New York Stories — Sonia Hu

穿過紐約縫隙 New York Stories

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Literary

Li Hung Chang’s Scrap Book (1913) — Hung Chang Li

Li Hung Chang’s Scrap Book (1913)

Themes: Asian • World Literature • Literary

To the Moon and Back (Reese’s Book Club) A Novel — Eliana Ramage

To the Moon and Back (Reese’s Book Club) A Novel

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

The Masque of the Red Death — Edgar Allen Poe

The Masque of the Red Death

Edgar Allen Poe

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

The End of East A Novel — Jen Sookfong Lee

The End of East A Novel

Jen Sookfong Lee

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

Sons and Daughters A Novel — Chaim Grade

Sons and Daughters A Novel

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

Hunting in America A Novel — Tehila Hakimi

Hunting in America A Novel

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

Misophonia A Novel — Dana Vowinckel

Misophonia A Novel

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

The Devil Is a Southpaw A Novel — Brandon Hobson

The Devil Is a Southpaw A Novel

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

Notes from the Underground (Heathen Edition) — Fyodor Dostoevsky

Notes from the Underground (Heathen Edition)

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

Eye of the Monkey A Novel — Krisztina Tóth

Eye of the Monkey A Novel

Krisztina Tóth

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

Moon of the Turning Leaves A Novel — Waubgeshig Rice

Moon of the Turning Leaves A Novel

Waubgeshig Rice

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

The Seaforth Heiress Lady of the Last Prophecy: A Novel — Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard

The Seaforth Heiress Lady of the Last Prophecy: A Novel

Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

The Last of the Seven A Novel of World War II — Steven Hartov

The Last of the Seven A Novel of World War II

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

Red Clay, Running Waters — Leslie K Simmons

Red Clay, Running Waters — Leslie K Simmons

Leslie K. Simmons

Themes: World Literature • Genre Fiction • Literary

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Asian, World Literature, Genre Fiction — the same threads that run through Retrograde by Osamu Dazai. Among the authors featured: Won-Pyung Sohn, 夏目漱石, Jim Newport, Sudhā Mūrti, and others.

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