Kishōtenketsu Narratives (7 books)

This list is a home for all plots following the kishōtenketsu narrative, a form originating in ancient Chinese poetry yet now widely embraced in Japanese and Korean literatures. The stages are listed below for reference.

Ki: introduction
Shō: development
Ten: twist/change
Ketsu: resolution

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1	Lost in the 4rest: Experiments in Kishōtenketsu by Garrett Ray Harriman 3.07 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Selected Poems of Wang Wei by Wang Wei 4.24 avg rating — 319 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura 3.58 avg rating — 17,892 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda 3.76 avg rating — 6,688 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama 4.16 avg rating — 28,404 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng 4.15 avg rating — 30,369 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Kusamakura by Natsume Sōseki 3.75 avg rating — 5,727 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars