The essentials

kinkladze · Nov 6, 2002, 07:50

Not knowing too much about Japanese literature but wishing to learn, which recent Japanese novels do other forum members consider the most important? Essentially what I am saying is which novels would you recommend to someone wishing to learn about present-day Japanese society?

cheers,

kinkladze.

thomas · Nov 6, 2002, 17:20

Far from being an expert on Japanese literature, I'd recommend to start with the following authors: Junichiro Tanizaki, Kenzaburo Oe, Haruki Murakami (one of my favorites), Shusako Endo (another favorite of mine, a lot of his novels cover Japanese Christian history), Yasunari Kawabata (the grand old man of J-literature, "Snow Country"), Abe Kobo (also famous outside Japan), Yukio Mishima etc. While they're probably not reflecting present-day (21st century) Japan, they were/are the pillars of contemporary Japanese literature. Another author dealing with issues related to modern Japanese society is Banana Yoshimoto.

moyashi · Nov 7, 2002, 08:37

kinkladze, welcome and yoroshiku

Nov 6, 2002, 07:50	#1
kinkladze Soul survivor Join Date: Nov 6, 2002 Location: A farm on a hill in Scotland. Age: 30 Posts: 2	The essentials Not knowing too much about Japanese literature but wishing to learn, which recent Japanese novels do other forum members consider the most important? Essentially what I am saying is which novels would you recommend to someone wishing to learn about present-day Japanese society? cheers, kinkladze.

Nov 6, 2002, 17:20	#2
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Far from being an expert on Japanese literature, I'd recommend to start with the following authors: Junichiro Tanizaki, Kenzaburo Oe, Haruki Murakami (one of my favorites), Shusako Endo (another favorite of mine, a lot of his novels cover Japanese Christian history), Yasunari Kawabata (the grand old man of J-literature, "Snow Country"), Abe Kobo (also famous outside Japan), Yukio Mishima etc. While they're probably not reflecting present-day (21st century) Japan, they were/are the pillars of contemporary Japanese literature. Another author dealing with issues related to modern Japanese society is Banana Yoshimoto. __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

Nov 7, 2002, 08:37	#3
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