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Senji Kuroi Has Died. He Interpreted ‘the Salaried Soul.’

In books and essays, he captured the unease beneath Japan’s economic miracle and wrote about everyday people who might never appear in headlines.

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NYT Books and Literature

Senji Kuroi Has Died. He Interpreted ‘the Salaried Soul.’

NYT Books and Literature

Can I Publish a Memoir About My Brother’s Crime Without Telling Him?

He will most likely never be aware of the book’s publication if I do not tell him.

5 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Can I Publish a Memoir About My Brother’s Crime Without Telling Him?

NYT Books and Literature

Ryū Murakami, Writer Who Explored Japan’s Dark Side, Dies at 74

His books about sex, drugs and social misfits amid the country’s economic boom — and subsequent bust — sold millions of copies.

7 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Ryū Murakami, Writer Who Explored Japan’s Dark Side, Dies at 74

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Book Review: ‘Arguments With Gandhi,’ by Ramachandra Guha

A new book explores the contested legacy of one of the world’s most respected independence leaders.

12 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Arguments With Gandhi,’ by Ramachandra Guha

NYT Books and Literature

The Mysterious Case of the Real Agatha Christie

At the British Library, visitors are invited to sift through a lifetime of clues to uncover the woman behind the world’s best-selling crime novels.

12 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

The Mysterious Case of the Real Agatha Christie

NYT Books and Literature

She Wrote the Book on Prada

How the 1990s turned a little family label into a megabrand.

24 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

She Wrote the Book on Prada