What books do you recommend for Japanese literature?

1. "Norwegian Wood" is one of the most popular works of Haruki Murakami**, since its appearance in Japan in 1987, it has sold more than 15 million copies in Japan (statistics in 2011), with an average of one person in every 6-7 Japanese having this book, which is the largest selling book in Japan.

2. "Snow Country" is the first novella created by Yasunari Kawabata**, and it is also his representative work of aestheticism. In 1968, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

3. "The Tale of Genji" is a long story created by the Japanese Heian period female writer Murasaki Shikibu**, "Monogatari" is a Japanese literary genre. The work is generally believed to have been written between 1001 and 1008. "The Tale of Genji" is set in the heyday of Japan's Heian Dynasty and depicts the life experiences and love stories of the protagonist Genji.

4. "Rashomon" is a short story created by Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa in 1915**, and the plot is based on the collection of Japanese classical stories "Tales of the Past and Present". Although the work is based on the history of the old theme, it is endowed with a certain allegory, describing the people at the bottom of the society who are stubbornly struggling to survive, rather than a simple sense of history.

5, "I Am a Cat" is a long story created by Japanese writer Natsume Soseki, and it is also his representative work. This work is based on a poor teacher's cat, and observes the human psyche from the perspective of this anthropomorphic cat. This is a thoughtful, insightful, righteous and literati cat, but he has not learned to catch mice until he died.

There are mainly the following types of good Japanese literature:

1, Natsume Soseki: Representative works include "After the Spring Equinox", "Pedestrians" and "Heart" trilogy.

2, Haruki Murakami: "Listen to the Wind", the long ** "Norwegian Wood".

3. Murasaki Shikibu: "The Tale of Genji".

4, Inoue Xia: "With Dad", "Girigiri People", "Suddenly Met the Basket Island" and other works.

Introduction to Literature Appreciation Methods:

1. Character image: including the objective character image portrayed in the work, and the self-image of the lyrical protagonist of the work.

1) Basis of appreciation: characters (portrait, action, language, demeanor, psychology), environment (natural environment, social environment), plot.

2) Appreciation angle: the identity and character of the character written, the thoughts and feelings of the character written, and the author's attitude towards the character written.

2. Scenery image: It is the reflection of objective things in the work.

1) The basis of appreciation: the natural attributes of the scenery image;

2) The perspective of appreciation: the social attributes of the scenery image (the emotions expressed by the author and the meaning expressed).

3. Action image: It is to depict and portray through action to express the author's thoughts and feelings.

1) Appreciation basis - the action behavior of the character.

2) Appreciation angle - the thoughts and feelings expressed by the author through the actions and behaviors of the characters.

1. "The Tale of Genji": "The Tale of Genji" is a long story created by the Japanese Heian period female writer Murasaki Shikibu**, "Monogatari" is a Japanese literary genre. The work is generally believed to have been written between 1001 and 1008.

Set in the heyday of Japan's Heian Dynasty, it describes the life experience and love story of the protagonist Genji, with a total of 54 chapters and nearly one million words.

2. "Snow Country": "Snow Country" is Kawabata Yasunari's highest masterpiece, during which the beauty of nothingness, cleanliness and sorrow depicted in it reaches the extreme, which makes people heart-pounding and melancholy. The aesthetic imagery in the works is integrated into the expression of the characters' emotions, often with a touch of mourning, expressing Kawabata's thoughts of material mourning.

3. "The Tale of the Heike Family": "The Tale of the Heike Family" is a long story written for the former president of Shinano in Japan**, which was written in the early 13th century. The work mainly tells the story of the Taira family, headed by Taira Kiyomori.

The first 6 volumes describe the prosperity and arrogance of the Ping family; The last 7 volumes focus on the course of the battle between the two samurai groups of Genpei, and exaggerate the tragic ending of the Taira family being finally wiped out.

4. "Pillow Grass": It is a collection of essays written by Qing Shao Nayan, a female writer in the Heian period of Japan, which was written in about 1001.

5, "The Abbot's Record": "The Abbot's Record" is a collection of essays on Ya Changming's recollection of life experiences, narration of the great changes in heaven and earth, and lamentation of the impermanence of the world when he hid in Hino Mountain. Written in 1212, it is known as the "white eyebrow" of Japanese hermit literature.

The book consists of 13 sections, written in a concise and rigorous style mixed with Chinese characters, with vivid and emotional penmanship.

1.【Spiritual History of Japan During the War 1931-1945】Shunsuke Tsunami (Japan) Liang Wendao recommended this book is really great. As a Japanese scholar who participated in the war, Mr. Tsukinosuke was very sincere in his reflection on Japan's war.

This book sorts out the context of Japan's war against China from 1931 to 1945, and deeply analyzes the "turn" of Japanese scholars. It's a rare good book.

2.【Spring Ranch】Li Juan.

The living conditions in the spring pastures are slightly better than the winter pastures, but they are also full of hardships. Kazakh nomads move around with their cattle and sheep pastures all year round. Every time they moved, they put on their most beautiful clothes, packed up the cattle, sheep and horses of the camel caravan, and walked on the road in good spirits.

Li Juan didn't understand at first, but later understood why they were dressing up, because they would meet a lot of herders along the way, and they wanted to show their best side to others, which was also the beginning of their new life.

3.Raymond Chandler (USA).

A true goodbye begins with true understanding. The language of the book is humorous, full of clever irony, and the analysis of human nature is also spicy and wonderful. The long farewell exposes the various dark sides of society, and there is no mercy at all.

Hope it helps you and good luck.