Looking to get into Japanese Literature?
Want to know some of the best books to start with for newcomers to Japanese fiction?
Should you start with Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, or Yoshikawa?
All will be answered in this video guide to Japanese Literature.
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Where to Start with Japanese Literature
Japanese books recommended in the video:
- Haruki Murakami: essay collection called What I Talk About When I Talk About Running; short story collection called After the Quake; novel called Norwegian Wood.
- Yukio Mishima: start with The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea.
- Yasunari Kawabata: start with either Snow Country or Palm of the Hand Stories.
- Eiji Yoshikawa: read Musashi, and check out Vagabond for the same story in manga form.