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Jul 31, 2004, 16:04
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Can anyone recommend....
I'm not big on reading history books that are just straight to the point facts. I like learning about history through stories (ie. Memoirs of a Geisha).
Does anyone know of any books similar to my said interest that they could recommend? thanks  I just realized, I probably should have posted this in the Literature forum. my apologies. |
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Jul 31, 2004, 17:16
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I've been reading "Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa. (translation by: Charles S. Terry) It is a very thick book, but very hard to put down. It is a novel about one of Japan's most famous swordsmen Miyamoto Musashi. If you are at all interested in Samurai, you will probably like this book.
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Nov 30, 2004, 02:22
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Maybe Kazuo ishiguro's When We Were Orphans. Set in the 1930s in England, Japan and China. Great (his-)story, great book.
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Dec 1, 2004, 02:16
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Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa is very good and very thick. Its about Hideyoshi Toyotomi, a man from rags to being shogun of Japan.
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Dec 24, 2004, 09:48
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yumemiteiru onnanoko
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You might try reading Genji Monogatari. It's really long, but i've heard its really good. Besides, it's kind of a classic. It's by Murasaki Shikibu. (translated it might be The Tale of Genji)
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Feb 17, 2005, 04:17
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genji monogatari is nice cuz it gives a pretty good glimpse into court life in heian period japan, though parts of it are a little dreamy. that's ok though.
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Mar 7, 2005, 08:23
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My tip...
Well, probably you like to read one of the following books:
Nagatsuka Takeshi: Tsuchi (Trans. Soil / Earth) <<< Meiji, easy country people, may be read as social history or ethnography Kaf� Nagai: Bokut� Kitan (Trans. A Strange Tale from East of the River) <<< Geisha, modernisation, literature, love Shimazaki Ton: Hakai (Trans. Broken Commandment) <<< Eta Have fun! |
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Mar 24, 2005, 22:32
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I read Miyamoto Musashi, too. Excellent book but not so thick.. well, let me see.. if I remember well, it's at least 800 pages of A5 paper format.
That's a Japanese-Serbian translation by Dragan Milenkovic and I've heard lately that this translation is shorter than the original. |
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Mar 26, 2005, 03:59
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Okama XD
 
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Furinkazan by Yasushi Inoue. I read it in Polish, but I suppose there could be an English translation. It's about Yamamoto Kansuke (sengoku jidai/Takeda Shingen)
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May 4, 2005, 16:17
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for some historical fiction you might like Akira Yoshimura. i've read both Shipwrecks, and One man's justice. found them to be very readible
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