Books Like The sting of life

If you liked The sting of life by Van C. Gessel, start with Kiku's Prayer (2012), Ibunka to no deai (1995), and "Endō Shūsaku" to Shusaku Endo (1994). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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Recommended next reads

1 Kiku's Prayer 2012 · Shausaku Endao, Shūsaku Endō, Van C. Gessel · Same author
2 Ibunka to no deai 1995 · 212 pages · Van C. Gessel · Same author
3 "Endō Shūsaku" to Shusaku Endo 1994 · 215 pages · Van C. Gessel · Same author
4 The Showa Anthology: Modern Japanese Short Stories 1985 · 428 pages · Van C. Gessel · Same author
5 Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature Vol. 1 2005 · 888 pages · J. Thomas Rimer, Van C. Gessel · Same author
6 The literature of Kojima Nobuo, Yasuoka Shōtarō and Endō Shūsaku 1979 · 533 pages · Van C. Gessel · Same author
7 Taking the gospel to the Japanese, 1901-2001 2005 · 454 pages · Reid Larkin Neilson, Van C. Gessel · Same author
8 Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature 2011 · 896 pages · J. Thomas Rimer, Van C. Gessel · Same author
9 German writers of the Renaissance and Reformation, 1280-1580 1997 · 427 pages · Van C. Gessel · Same author
10 Scandal (Peter Owen Modern Classics) 2006 · 272 pages · Van C. Gessel · Same author
11 Portraits of a Mother 2025 · 224 pages · Shūsaku Endō, Van C. Gessel · Same author

Frequently asked questions

What should I read after The sting of life?

BookOrb recommends Kiku's Prayer (2012), Ibunka to no deai (1995), "Endō Shūsaku" to Shusaku Endo (1994), The Showa Anthology: Modern Japanese Short Stories (1985), and Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature Vol. 1 (2005).

Are there books like The sting of life?

Yes. The list on this page is ranked from the closest matches BookOrb has for The sting of life.

Who wrote The sting of life?

The sting of life is by Van C. Gessel.