[Boards: 3 / a / aco / adv / an / asp / b / bant / biz / c / can / cgl / ck / cm / co / cock / d / diy / e / fa / fap / fit / fitlit / g / gd / gif / h / hc / his / hm / hr / i / ic / int / jp / k / lgbt / lit / m / mlp / mlpol / mo / mtv / mu / n / news / o / out / outsoc / p / po / pol / qa / qst / r / r9k / s / s4s / sci / soc / sp / spa / t / tg / toy / trash / trv / tv / u / v / vg / vint / vip / vp / vr / w / wg / wsg / wsr / x / y ] [Search | Free Show | Home]

Anyone got recommendations for great Japanese literature?

This is a blue board which means that it's for everybody (Safe For Work content only). If you see any adult content, please report it.

Thread replies: 23
Thread images: 5

File: 1496599979002.jpg (51KB, 634x742px) Image search: [Google]
1496599979002.jpg
51KB, 634x742px
Anyone got recommendations for great Japanese literature?
>>
I haven't read much of it. "the river with no bridge"(1900) by sue sumii was an enjoyable read if you're into historical fiction, but it ended with a communist rant.
>>
>>9626091
C'mon
>>
Osamu dazai, no longer human
>>
>>9626091
The wiki has some good shit
>>
>>9626091
Kokoro, Botchan, and Sanshiro by Soseki are all really good.
>>
Osamu Dazai, Yukio Mishima
>>
File: 77727379.jpg (108KB, 594x416px) Image search: [Google]
77727379.jpg
108KB, 594x416px
There are too many untranslated Japanese books and that irritates me.
>>
File: littop100.jpg (1MB, 1500x3500px) Image search: [Google]
littop100.jpg
1MB, 1500x3500px
all the ones on the top 100 are really good
>>
>>9626091
Remote control, Isaka Koutaro
>>
Haruki Murakami
>>
>>9627534
>not great
>japanese in only the most superficial sense
>barely literature
>>
Kobe Abe - Secret Rendezvous
Haruki Murakami - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles
Mishima - The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Kawabata - Snow Country

should give a pretty good overview of it's various styles
>>
File: 1490666799542.png (276KB, 660x420px) Image search: [Google]
1490666799542.png
276KB, 660x420px
>>9627541
shit i forgot No Longer Human, cracker of a novel

also fuck the Murakami hate on this board, he's second only to Kawabata in my estimation desu senpai
>>
>>9627537
He has good books, retard
>>
File: polED.jpg (554KB, 2346x1226px) Image search: [Google]
polED.jpg
554KB, 2346x1226px
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
>>
>>9627545
go back to r/books newfriend
>>
>>9626091
Read Genji no Monogatari.

Supposedly one of the first works of fiction.
>>
>>9627928
stop regurgitating wikipedia platitudes
>>
>>9626091
"i am a cat" by natsume sōseki
>>
>>9627545
he has a couple of ok books and a lot of lesser versions of those ok books
>>
>>9628073
It says it on the back of my book you idiot.

How about you stop projecting?
>>
>>9627352
Learn Japanese then.

Also when will other Eastern countries get attention like Japan? Why the lack of interest in Malay, Korean, Thai etc. literature? Japan is fine but the interest is over the top.
>>9627928
It is one of the first "novels", certainly not one of the first works of fiction.
Thread posts: 23
Thread images: 5


[Boards: 3 / a / aco / adv / an / asp / b / bant / biz / c / can / cgl / ck / cm / co / cock / d / diy / e / fa / fap / fit / fitlit / g / gd / gif / h / hc / his / hm / hr / i / ic / int / jp / k / lgbt / lit / m / mlp / mlpol / mo / mtv / mu / n / news / o / out / outsoc / p / po / pol / qa / qst / r / r9k / s / s4s / sci / soc / sp / spa / t / tg / toy / trash / trv / tv / u / v / vg / vint / vip / vp / vr / w / wg / wsg / wsr / x / y] [Search | Top | Home]

I'm aware that Imgur.com will stop allowing adult images since 15th of May. I'm taking actions to backup as much data as possible.
Read more on this topic here - https://archived.moe/talk/thread/1694/


If you need a post removed click on it's [Report] button and follow the instruction.
DMCA Content Takedown via dmca.com
All images are hosted on imgur.com.
If you like this website please support us by donating with Bitcoins at 16mKtbZiwW52BLkibtCr8jUg2KVUMTxVQ5
All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective parties.
Images uploaded are the responsibility of the Poster. Comments are owned by the Poster.
This is a 4chan archive - all of the content originated from that site.
This means that RandomArchive shows their content, archived.
If you need information for a Poster - contact them.