Japanese literature
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
"[The Tale of Genji] is written with an almost miraculous naturalness, and what interests us is not the exoticism — the horrible word — but rather the human passions of the novel. Such interest is just: Murasaki's work is what one would quite precisely call a psychological novel. ... I dare to recommend this book to those who read me. The English translation that has inspired this brief insufficient note is called The Tale of Genji."--The Total Library (1939) by Jorge Luis Borges Japanese literature: Edogawa Ranpo – Ryū Murakami - Haruki Murakami |
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Japanese literature spans a period of almost two millennia. Early works were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. But Japanese literature developed into a separate style in its own right as Japanese writers began writing their own works about Japan, although the influence of Chinese literature and Classical Chinese remained until the end of Edo period. When Japan reopened its ports to Western trading and diplomacy in the 19th century, Western literature had a strong effect on Japanese writers, and this influence is still seen today.
See also
- List of Japanese authors
- List of Japanese classic texts
- Japanese poetry
- Aozora Bunko for a repository of Japanese literature
- Japanese detective fiction
- Japanese science fiction
- Light novel