The new Japanese Classics series from Vintage Classics presents five seminal Japanese novels, from Junichiro Tanizaki to Yoko Ozawa, with stunning cover art by Japanese illustrator Yuko Shimizu.

As a true pillar of Japanese literature, Murakami delivers one of his finest masterpieces with this work. ... Here, Keigo Higashino doesn’t follow the classic thriller storyline.

(Penguin Classics, 2018) The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is an eclectic collection by various authors such as Haruki Murakami, Yasunari Kawabata, Banana Yoshimoto.

All of them received thorough educations in the Chinese and Japanese classics, and all explored European literature. In size of audience, no other author can compare with Soseki Natsume.

Broaden your perspective by reading classics from different cultures and traditions: African Literature: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Japanese Literature: The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.

A new Penguin Classics release, “The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration,” will undoubtedly serve as a seminal text for generations of students learning about the United States ...

Visit the TV show page for 'Animated Classics of Japanese Literature' on Moviefone. Discover the show's synopsis, cast details, and season information. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and ...

Have you ever read a translated classic of Japanese, Chinese, Arabic or perhaps Persian literature and found it to be, well, boring and insipid? In the bad old days, many in the English-speaking world ...

With the translation of Japanese literature into English, new meaning is given to the texts which illuminates our understanding of Japanese culture Understanding Japanese culture has fascinated ...