Exploring Japanese Literature: Read Mishima, Tanizaki and Kawabata in the Original by Giles Murray

Exploring Japanese Literature: Read Mishima, Tanizaki and Kawabata in the Original

Japanese Literature

Giles Murray

352 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective relaxing slow-paced
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Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Junichiro Tanizaki are all giants of world literature. It stands to reason that students of Japanese would long to read them in their original language. Exploring Japanese Literature enables them to do just tha...

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Moods

dark 100%
challenging 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
relaxing 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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3.5

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