Historical Fiction and Social Issues: Japanese Books from 1965 to 1974

A Japanese edition of Chinmoku (Silence) by Endō Shūsaku. (© Shinchōsha)

A Japanese edition of Reishiki sentōki (Zero Fighter) by Yoshimura Akira. (© Shinchōsha)

A Japanese edition of Saka no ue no kumo (Clouds Above the Hill) by Shiba Ryōtarō. (© Bungeishunjū)

A Japanese edition of Kōkotsu no hito (The Twilight Years) by Ariyoshi Sawako. (© Shinchōsha)

A Japanese edition of Karei naru ichizoku by Yamasaki Toyoko. (© Shinchōsha)