Re: Need help choosing a novel to read

From: muchan (usenet_at_usenet.usenet)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:41:30 +0100

Gavin Steyn wrote:
> I'm looking for some recommendations that will push my Japanese boundaries a
> bit, in addition to being good (that is, I enjoy Murakami, for example (and
> plan to read more), but reading his novels isn't going to push my Japanese
> up to a higher level).
>

in your list, there should be Akutagawa, too...

maybe:
  Dazai Osamu
  Ibuse Masuji
  Nakajima Atsushi
  Tsuji Kunio

These are not only for "learning Japanese", but more fun knowing
the "Japanese literatures" not so welknown in Western world.

If you seek the novels with particulary difficult style to read, 8)
maybe Mori Oogai (a little "old-style"ish), Inoue Yasushi
(not too difficult, but somehow "heavy style")...

If you could read these books you mentioned, I'd suggest just
going to a library (if you are in Japan), and pick and read "any" book
on the shelf. You decide if you continue or stop and take another...

I recommend Ibuse, for starter.

muchan

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