Best japanese novels?
Best japanese novels?
Angel Collins
Angel Richardson
Death note
Nolan Rodriguez
I'm in the process of getting deeper into Japanese lit. Here's what I'd read so far, I'll try to give you one or two per author:
>The tale of Genji (unabridged. Get the Royall Tyler translation).
>Kokoro and I am a Cat. Same author. One is very depressing, the other is clever and cute.
>The Setting Sun and No Longer Human. Osamu Dazai is way fucked up, but man can he write
>The Sound of Waves and The Golden Pavilion
>In the Miso Soup and Deep Blue. Ryu Murakami is even more fucked up than Dazai. Enjoy!
>The Woman on the Waves and The Box Man. Thought-provoking and quick.
>Kafka on the Shore and Norwegian Wood. Everyone in Japan read NW when it came out. KotS is better; Murakami does magical realism best.
>Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto. Maybe my favorite on this list. Sad, but beautiful. Comes with a second story I liked even better.
There you go! A lot of these works are very short, only the first three have any heft to them (Genji is definitely a doorstoper, but it's arguably the first novel ever written, and it's worth the time and effort.
Carter Flores
jojo's bizarre adventure
Gabriel Thomas
Thank you so much user, Will check these out
Austin Wilson
I’m no expert, but I liked Spring Snow by Mishima and The Ark Sakura by Abe quite a bit.
Charles Foster
You're very welcome! Japanese lit was something I was always curious about. Bought and checked out a metric ton of books and read them all. The list I gave you is a mix of personal favorites, like Kitchen, and books everyone points to as canon Japanese lit, like Kokoro.
Have fun!
Jack Perry
Protip for you, OP: never take an advice on literature from someone who read the subject discussed translated.
Jayden Rogers
Why, i cant neither read japanese
Sebastian Gray
Woman in the Dunes, Ark Sakura, Ruined Map - Abe Kobo
Snow Country - Kawabata
Setting Sun - Dazai
Something Strange Across the River - Nagai
Snakes and Earrings - Kanehara Hitomi
That is a good start. I have been living here and reading the lit for about ten years and those are great works that have easily available translations.