I've been reading Japanese authors (Translated into English only. I gave up on learning Kanji when I found out that a lot of my Japanese friends still struggle with it.) for quite a while now but I can't really call myself well-read in Japanese literaure because I'm sure there are a lot of good Japanese authors that I've never heard of and probably a lot that haven't been translated.
I've read a few of the "great, traditional, historic, classical" authors like Yukio Mishima and Ryunosuke Akutagawa
I've read a bit of popular lit. fiction like Haruki Murakami, Ryu Murakami, Dazai Osamu etc.
And I've read a bit of pop culture/otaku fiction like Koushun Takami's Battle Royale (which I really liked)
My favourite Japanese author at the moment is probably Ryu Murakami. I like Haruki Murakami a lot but I can only read so much of him at a time, his measured atmospheric pace wears me down after a while.
Are there any other fans of Japanese literature out there? What have you been reading and who should I try next?
I've read a few of the "great, traditional, historic, classical" authors like Yukio Mishima and Ryunosuke Akutagawa
I've read a bit of popular lit. fiction like Haruki Murakami, Ryu Murakami, Dazai Osamu etc.
And I've read a bit of pop culture/otaku fiction like Koushun Takami's Battle Royale (which I really liked)
My favourite Japanese author at the moment is probably Ryu Murakami. I like Haruki Murakami a lot but I can only read so much of him at a time, his measured atmospheric pace wears me down after a while.
Are there any other fans of Japanese literature out there? What have you been reading and who should I try next?
