We’re planning a trip to Japan this fall and I’d love to learn about the history and culture through a novel. Any recommendations? by Bargie211
BernardFerguson1944 on May 7, 2024 12:17 am *The Tale of Genji* by Murasaki Shikibu. *Samurai* by Paul Varley. *The Japanese* by Edwin Q. Reischauer. *Japanese Inn* by Oliver Statler. *Russia Against Japan 1904-05: A New Look at the Russo Japanese War* by J N Westwood. *From Mahan to Pearl Harbor* by Sadao Asada. *Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy* by David C. Evans and Mark R. Peattie. *The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire,1936-1945* by John Toland.
Green-Strider on May 7, 2024 12:51 am The Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura You could also pick up a selection of haiku poetry (they’re very different to what the west thinks of as haiku and can be really beautiful)
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*The Tale of Genji* by Murasaki Shikibu.
*Samurai* by Paul Varley.
*The Japanese* by Edwin Q. Reischauer.
*Japanese Inn* by Oliver Statler.
*Russia Against Japan 1904-05: A New Look at the Russo Japanese War* by J N Westwood.
*From Mahan to Pearl Harbor* by Sadao Asada.
*Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy* by David C. Evans and Mark R. Peattie.
*The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire,1936-1945* by John Toland.
*The Makioka Sisters* by Junichiro Tanizaki.
The Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
You could also pick up a selection of haiku poetry (they’re very different to what the west thinks of as haiku and can be really beautiful)
Geisha: A Life by Mineko Iwasaki