tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post1217391490751564624..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Japanese Literature 2010-The Reading Life Year in Review-Part IIIMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-86576939479750279642011-01-30T11:46:42.859+08:002011-01-30T11:46:42.859+08:00Hello, two Meiji period novels I would highly reco...Hello, two Meiji period novels I would highly recommend are Three Cornered World (Kusamakura) and Sanshiro both by Natsume Soseki. Sanshiro is the first novel in a "trilogy".<br />Two other recent novels that you might find interesting are The Stones Cry Out by Okuizumi Hikaru and Woman on the Other Shore by Kakuta Mitsuyo.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800011976386107681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-23127409813230378402011-01-06T02:49:23.741+08:002011-01-06T02:49:23.741+08:00I would say that most languages have delays in pub...I would say that most languages have delays in publication and limited exposure. You're right, though, that Japanese literature is distinct in that it has its own distinctly non-European writing style, one that the West hasn't been so quick to adopt. Which is curious, seeing as it's a Japanese novel that's credited with being the first work of fiction in mankind's history...<br /><br />An interesting list. I haven't read books by any of these authors (I'm fairly ignorant of Japanese literature...), but I would say that <i>The Wind Up Bird Chronicles</i> will probably become a canon work for the simple reason that its author is most prolific and it's an incredibly popular book. The book has been recommended to me by many different readers with varying tastes - indication in itself.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-75234026967961937512011-01-02T23:32:08.316+08:002011-01-02T23:32:08.316+08:00Mel u,
I'll check it out. Thanks.
By the w...Mel u,<br /><br />I'll check it out. Thanks. <br /><br />By the way, have you read Kawabata's _House of Sleeping Beauties_?<br /><br />Or his _Palm-of-the-Hand Stories_? It's a collection of short-shorts, many only a page or two long.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-25895617984210629112011-01-02T23:30:31.569+08:002011-01-02T23:30:31.569+08:00Nice wrap up, Mel. Will have to try Mishima! Happy...Nice wrap up, Mel. Will have to try Mishima! Happy New Year of reading!Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-82761622557918884152011-01-02T20:03:21.287+08:002011-01-02T20:03:21.287+08:00Fred- Akira Yoshimura is the author of One Man'...Fred- Akira Yoshimura is the author of One Man's Justice-I posted on it in 2009<br /><br />Jamie-reading Japanese literature is one of my passions now-it all came from a reading challengeMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-91372356653571760052011-01-02T04:26:45.802+08:002011-01-02T04:26:45.802+08:00I haven't really read much Japanese literature...I haven't really read much Japanese literature but I'm very inspired by seeing all the gems you've read. I will be favoriting this post in my google reader and looking at some of your suggestions! I love challenges that really do challenge me by reading something I probably wouldn't have picked up before. So many of the challenges I see aren't reallyyy a challenge if you think about it. This one looked great!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905075906530067471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-25139396140522298312011-01-02T03:50:35.363+08:002011-01-02T03:50:35.363+08:0033 Japanese Lit novels --way to go! I want to focu...33 Japanese Lit novels --way to go! I want to focus on some Asian Lit in 2011. Happy New Year Mel(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-2282396242622141902011-01-01T22:58:32.296+08:002011-01-01T22:58:32.296+08:00Mel u,
I'm not familiar with the title. Who ...Mel u,<br /><br />I'm not familiar with the title. Who is the author?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-9695829632651814682011-01-01T19:44:50.661+08:002011-01-01T19:44:50.661+08:0033 J-Lit? wow...I envy you!!
I can only managed to...33 J-Lit? wow...I envy you!!<br />I can only managed to read 9...my whole year books is only 32.i am such a slow reader :(<br /><br />You're really fast MelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-25679915434078613412011-01-01T19:01:22.127+08:002011-01-01T19:01:22.127+08:00I'm unfamiliar with practically all of the Jap...I'm unfamiliar with practically all of the Japanese novels you mentioned in your post, but I hope to read at least two of them this 2011. Happy New Year! I look forward to reading your coming posts.Darlyn (Your Move, Dickens)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00979296421309409564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-469165189647737912011-01-01T18:50:41.405+08:002011-01-01T18:50:41.405+08:00Awesome achievements Mel. 33? you don't say! L...Awesome achievements Mel. 33? you don't say! LOL.<br /><br />I hope to read a novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, and Natsume Soseki. This ( I mean last now!) year was Yukio Mishima year, I hope to explore the two mention this year 2011. :)<br /><br />Happy New Year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-3047807200871794632011-01-01T18:04:37.623+08:002011-01-01T18:04:37.623+08:00Fred-I will look to see if I can watch these movie...Fred-I will look to see if I can watch these movies online-have you yet read One Man's Justice?<br /><br />Suzanne-thanks very much and thanks for visiting my blogMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-49773630575596242492011-01-01T18:01:15.417+08:002011-01-01T18:01:15.417+08:00Great job on the Japanese Literature Challenge thi...Great job on the Japanese Literature Challenge this year! It's because of this challenge that I realized how much I really enjoyed the style of writing shared by many of the Japanese authors. <br /><br />Happy New Year! I look forward to more great posts!Suzanne Yesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-23727542001305734352011-01-01T13:56:27.923+08:002011-01-01T13:56:27.923+08:00Mel u,
I have read _The Harp of Burma_ and I agre...Mel u,<br /><br />I have read _The Harp of Burma_ and I agree. It is a marvelous work. I have seen the film also and it captures the spirit of the novel. I have seen _Fires on the Plain_, but haven't read the novel yet. It too was a great film.<br /><br />HAPPY NEW YEAR!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-8811101730746668912011-01-01T12:21:12.851+08:002011-01-01T12:21:12.851+08:00Becky Page Turner-thanks very much and I will look...Becky Page Turner-thanks very much and I will look forward to your posts on any topic at all in 2011Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-1387878743604790452011-01-01T12:19:28.394+08:002011-01-01T12:19:28.394+08:00Just wanted to say that I have really enjoyed foll...Just wanted to say that I have really enjoyed following your enthusiasm for japanese literature this year. My only attempt at a japanese author was a book by Haruki Murakami and I really didn't like it at all - but I have the Housekeeper and The Professor, Hotel Iris and The Remains of the Day all on my shelf waiting to be read this year and I hope that improves my enthusiasm as well.Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.com