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I can't believe it!!! Did you know that the Japanese have written books? As in manga without pictures? Or light novels that don't suck? And that some are so famous that they won awards from some Swedish guys for good writing? Either way, the good writers are Kenzaburo Oe, Ryunousuke Akutagawa, Junichiro Tanizaki, Ryo and Haruki Murakami, Yasunori Kawabata and of course everyone's favorite gay terrorist, Yukio Mishima. Please talk about the good writers of Japanese descent
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my japanese book reccomendations: the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya fate stay night amagi brilliant park
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Apr 10, 2015 03:23
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Brave Story by Miyuki Miyabe is a pretty cool book that has a kid go into a fantasy world, but is actually about dealing with divorce and growing up.
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Apr 10, 2015 03:27
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Allarion posted:Brave Story by Miyuki Miyabe is a pretty cool book that has a kid go into a fantasy world, but is actually about dealing with divorce and growing up.
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Apr 10, 2015 03:27
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Osamu Dazai was pretty good, even if his books are loving hard to get through.
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Apr 10, 2015 03:29
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Endorph posted:eh, ill peep the anime instead Never seen it. Heard it has trippy animation and stuff. It got a psp rpg too, which follows a different kid with different problems I think
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Apr 10, 2015 03:29
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you ever read that japanese jesuit guy crow? seems like he'd be right up your alley
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Apr 10, 2015 03:29
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please read Silence by endo shusaku, thanks
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Apr 10, 2015 03:39
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Apr 10, 2015 03:43
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Butt Frosted Cake posted:you ever read that japanese jesuit guy crow? seems like he'd be right up your alley fun fact: it was trendy in 20s Japanese literary circles to become Christian Akutagawa was deeply influenced by Christianity, for instance
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Apr 10, 2015 03:46
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Wark Say posted:Osamu Dazai was pretty good, even if his books are loving hard to get through. Have a copy of No Longer Human on my shelf I still have to finish. The manga was real good, It's hard to go wrong with Furuya.
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Apr 10, 2015 03:55
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I should probably read some Banana Yoshimoto. I think I lost my copy of Kitchen and never got around to reading it. Any other authors who don't write completely depressing works? Not that that's bad, but it's a bit tiring to read, and the few Japanese authors I have read tend to write with a very oppressive atmosphere. Silence sounds interesting though so I might look that up.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:01
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Allarion posted:I should probably read some Banana Yoshimoto. I think I lost my copy of Kitchen and never got around to reading it. Read The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi by Junichiro Tanizaki, it is about a samurai who becomes really good at killing people because he has a severed head fetish
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Apr 10, 2015 04:03
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sword art online
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Apr 10, 2015 04:06
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I quite like Murakami. I read Norwegian Wood since its his most popular piece and found it very interesting. Then I read 1Q84 which was a little more surreal. I felt underwhelmed by the ending but on reflection I found that I was talking about it and thinking about it more than many other books I've read so in a way I think it actually had engaged me a lot more thani gave it credit. The collection of Akutahawa's short stories by Penguin is great. If you like Rashomon by Kurosawa you would enjoy "In a Bamboo Grove" and "Rashomon" from the short stories as they form the basis for the script.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:07
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The fight inside Texas Colony in the Mobile Suit Gundam novels owns.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:08
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I can't loving believe you forgot Yoko Ogawa, Crow. You've made a powerful enemy today.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:10
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Effectronica posted:I can't loving believe you forgot Yoko Ogawa, Crow. You've made a powerful enemy today. So you're mad at me for forgetting ogawa but not for forgetting murasaki or basho
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Apr 10, 2015 04:35
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Smoking Crow posted:So you're mad at me for forgetting ogawa but not for forgetting murasaki or basho The Heian and Tokugawa eras loving sucked for Japanese literature. Kamakura/Ashikaga for lyfe.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:40
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I enjoy Murakami's books, but I've found that, at least in the ones I've read and from what I can recall, if an attractive woman is introduced she will likely end up having sex (probably with the main character).
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Apr 10, 2015 04:41
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More people should read zuihitsu, and then read the set of parodies of them written under the Tokugawa.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:49
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Effectronica posted:The Heian and Tokugawa eras loving sucked for Japanese literature. Kamakura/Ashikaga for lyfe. Noh theater is one of my favorite theaters
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Apr 10, 2015 04:55
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 This public domain translation of the Tsurezuregusa is off to a good start.
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Apr 10, 2015 04:58
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i like old timey cadence in writing, so that intro is cool to me
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Apr 10, 2015 04:59
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Stairmaster posted:my japanese book reccomendations: the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya
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Apr 10, 2015 05:03
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Ytlaya posted:I enjoy Murakami's books, but I've found that, at least in the ones I've read and from what I can recall, if an attractive woman is introduced she will likely end up having sex (probably with the main character). That's how it works in real life. I'm currently reading Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, it's good.
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Apr 10, 2015 07:31
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Smoking Crow posted:I can't believe it!!! Did you know that the Japanese have written books? As in manga without pictures? Or light novels that don't suck? And that some are so famous that they won awards from some Swedish guys for good writing? i don't believe you OP Stairmaster posted:my japanese book reccomendations: the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya now this guy here has the right idea
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Apr 10, 2015 09:42
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To OP: Please do not forget Kōbō Abe, thanks.
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Apr 10, 2015 13:43
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Apr 10, 2015 14:30
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cuc posted:To OP: Please do not forget Kōbō Abe, thanks. I really enjoyed The Ark Sakura. You know it's gonna be a good book when one of the first things it talks about is a bug that spends all day slowly rotating to eat its own excrement.
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Apr 10, 2015 14:36
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How can there be a manga without pictures? Or an anime that is just words? What a paradox! I shall meditate on this concept.
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Apr 10, 2015 15:08
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Did temple of the golden pavillion invent the moe stutter?
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Apr 10, 2015 15:24
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idk about that but i can tell you that nobuko yoshiya pretty much invented early shoujo/yuri
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Apr 10, 2015 15:32
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Smoking Crow posted:I can't believe it!!! Did you know that the Japanese have written books? As in manga without pictures? Japan has done a lot of questionable things Also the battle royale book is good
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Apr 10, 2015 17:00
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Apr 10, 2015 17:28
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boom boom boom posted:The fight inside Texas Colony in the Mobile Suit Gundam novels owns. Are the Gundam novels actually good reading, or are they mostly just for fans? I've been looking for decent military SF that isn't written by people with Heinlein-level war-boners so they sound like a good candidate. Smoking Crow posted:Read The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi by Junichiro Tanizaki, it is about a samurai who becomes really good at killing people because he has a severed head fetish Also is this as crazy bonkers badass as it sounds
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Apr 10, 2015 19:19
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you can't do a bingo with after dark, unless im forgetting a lot
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Apr 10, 2015 19:22
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Less posts about murakami than expected but itll probably kick in soon.
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Apr 10, 2015 19:23
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LORD OF BUTT posted:Are the Gundam novels actually good reading, or are they mostly just for fans? I've been looking for decent military SF that isn't written by people with Heinlein-level war-boners so they sound like a good candidate. Yes
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LORD OF BUTT posted:Are the Gundam novels actually good reading, or are they mostly just for fans? I've been looking for decent military SF that isn't written by people with Heinlein-level war-boners so they sound like a good candidate. Also try Chohei Kambayashi's Yukikaze novels.
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