Author guide
Fumitake Koga Books in Order
Fumitake Koga was born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1973. After working for a publishing company, he became an independent writer in 1998 and later specialized in book writing and interview-based nonfiction. He is best known internationally for co-authoring The Courage to Be Disliked and The Courage to Be Happy with Ichiro Kishimi, and has also written influential books on writing, reading, self-understanding, and professional communication.
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20歳の自分に受けさせたい文章講義
Koga's solo debut and a foundational introduction to his approach to writing.
嫌われる勇気
The first book in his best-known co-authored series and his international breakthrough.
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Courage Duology
A two-book dialogue series on Adlerian psychology, co-authored with Ichiro Kishimi.
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Lonely Night Books
An allegorical sequence for young readers about writing, reading, and self-understanding.
Outside the series