Biographical Sources
- Biographical Dictionary of Japanese HistoryCall Number: Kroch Asia Reference DS 834 .B55; also Kroch Asia StacksTokyo: Kodansha International in collaboration with the International Society for Educational Information, 1978.
- Modern Japanese Novelists: A Biographical DictionaryCall Number: Kroch Asia Stacks PL 747.55 .L67 1993New York: Kodansha International, 1993.
Covers 57 modern novelists, arranged alphabetically by author's last name. Includes a portrait, biography, and a critique of the author's works, along with a recommended reading list. - Modern Japanese WritersCall Number: Uris Reference PL 723 .M563x 2001; Kroch Asia Stacks Oversize PL 723 .M563x 2001New York: Charles Scribners, 2001.
"18 of the most widely translated Japanese authors, such as Mishima Yukio, Abe Kobo, Tanizaki Junichiro and Enchi Fumiko and includes an essay on 'A-Bomb Writers'." [Google Books]