Directory of writers

[Roger Macy]

Dear All,
This question is likely to be embarrassingly basic for those of you who teach Japanese literature, but could someone suggest for me one or two books listing 20th century Japanese writers - a sort of Kinejun or Pia one-stop directory of writers that covers a wider, and more populist field than Keene's 'Dawn to the West' volumes?  I know people have suggested on-line databases like Waseda's catalogue, which are really useful, but it would be helpful to have something to hand that I could scrawl notes over.  And, for my current task, running down Japanese names in cyrillic, where both I and the compiler could have made transcription errors, a hard-copy list would  be better for highlighting alternatives.
As well as something I could buy in Japan next month, I would be interested in books I could get my hands on in London right now.  And a similar index of pre-war left-leaning figures would help me as well.
As ever, any help appreciated,
Roger
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