Japanese To English Novels
God of bears by hiromi kawakami.
Japanese to english novels. It begins when a girl is invited out for a walk by a bear. From hokkaido and tokyo to kyoto and okinawa we introduce places featured in twelve famous japanese novels available in english. 6 modern japanese novels you simply must read 1.
For not only bookworms but also those who are interested in japanese culture novels written by japanese writers are recommended to read. Get ready for your trip to japan by reading a novel set in the region you plan to visit. Norwegian wood haruki murakami. Japan s love affair with literature is not surprising given that it spawned the world s first ever novel in the 11th century the tale of genji penned by female author murasaki shikibu.
So here is a list of ten of my personally favorite japanese books new and old to enjoy on a cold winter day like today. Of course you can read them in english. Luckily for non japanese speakers there s an abundance of english translations of many of the country s greatest novels both contemporary and historical.