Books that, despite their cultural significance, no one should

>>9148911
>prose
>japanese book
lol k

>>9148911
>i read it translated
bitch ass nigga

>>9148980
ive heard that the book loses much of its meaning even when it's translated to modern japanese.

>>9148911
Oh, I don't know, it is what it is. There is a good book of this ilk, however-- Sei Shonagon's PillowBook.

is this as gay as I was told it was

The divine comedy

Japanese people can't write novels for shit.

>>9149100
Probably not. The male lead pumps and dumps a ton of women.

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This was great even in translation.

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>>9149355

You should probably check out Kawabata