Japanese Literature

In the Middle Ages of Japan, there were Kamakura period and Muromachi era (about 1185 to 1600). In the meantime, political power has shifted from royalty to military policy. In addition, the whole civil war in Japan (from 1156 to 1568) continues to increase. This transition from social to warrior's social center changed the concept and style of Japanese literature. As we have learned in the first half of the course, Ping An focuses on elegance, aesthetics (actions or purposes) and relations (especially love, desire and waiting).

Japanese literature has a long and glorious history, its most famous classic, the Tale of Genji dates back to the 11th century. Japanese literature is often dark but full of humor and shows a culture-led country's qualities. Let's take a look at ten Japanese books you need to read from Haruki Murakami's words to Yasunari Kawabata. Murakami Ryu wrote Almost Transparent Blue and was a student at Musashino Art University and eventually won the renowned Akutagawa Prize. This book talked about a group of young lewd Japanese young people in the mid 1970's and injected themes of sex, medicine and rock music. Murakami leads the reader through an uneasy journey through the thought and body of a group of friends whose place they receive the repair of the next medicine is the main concern.

Considering contemporary Japanese literature, my idea is to quickly turn to the cover of the Murakami Haruki's red and white vintage book, and you should be sure that most of the bookstore's display tables of today are like card decks I understand. The cover itself is obviously Japan - imitating the flag, its color is reversed - as if to say "this, this is Japanese literature". Many of Murakami's critics are the best candidates for winning the Nobel Prize for literature this year and are definitely the most famous writers in West Japan. When talking about running, Kafka on the shore, Norwegian trees and other works were adopted as bestsellers for movies and essays in the UK and the United States. I think that Murakami is a pleasant writer - his surreal prose is an emotion and an imaginative move - but the West tends to equate his name with Japanese literature and there is a problem.