JAPANESE LITERATURE
Periods (Postclassical - E Modern - 19th Century - 20th Century)Genres (Poetry - Drama - Fiction - Autobiography - Essay)
Literary Works
Postclassical Period
Myths and Legends KOJIKI (Record of Ancient Matters)
Poetry
Anthologies Man’yôshû - Kokinshû - Shinkokinshû - Hyakunin isshu
Drama
ZeamiATSUMORI-IZUTSU-NONOMIYA-SEKIDERA KOMACHI-TADANORI
Life Writing Mother of Fujiwara MichitsunaGOSSAMER DIARY (Kagerô nikki ) Kamo no Chômei AN ACCOUNT OF MY HUT (Hôjôki)
Essay
Sei ShonagonPILLOW BOOK (Makura no sôshi)
Yoshida KenkôESSAYS IN IDLENESS (Tsurezuregusa)
Fiction
Murasaki ShikibuTALE OF GENJI (Genji monogatari)
TALES OF ISE (Ise monogatari)
TALES OF TIMES NOW PAST (Konjaku monogatari)
TALES OF THE HEIKE (Heike monogatari )
Early Modern Period
Poetry
Matsuo BashôTHE NARROW ROAD OF THE INTERIOR
Drama
Chikamatsu Monzaemon LOVE SUICIDES AT AMIJIMA
Fiction
Ihara SaikakuFIVE WOMEN WHO LOVED LOVE-WORLDLY MENTAL CALCULATIONS
19th Century
Futabatei ShimeiDRIFTING CLOUD - MEDIOCRITY
Mori ÔgaiTHE DANCING GIRL - THE WILD GOOSE - THE ABE FAMILY - SANSHO THE STEWARD
Natsume SôsekiI AM A CAT - BOTCHAN - SANSHIRO - KOKORO - GRASS BY THE WAYSIDE
Shimazaki TôsonTHE BROKEN COMMANDMENT - THE FAMILY - BEFORE THE DAWN
Early 20th (1915-1950)
Akutagawa Ryûnosuke EXEMPLARY SHORT STORIES (e.g., Rashomon, Hell Screen, Kappa, Cogwheels)
Shiga NaoyaDARK NIGHT'S PASSING - EXEMPLARY SHORT STORIES (e.g., Han’s Crime, At Kinosaki, The Razor, The Shopboy’s God)
Nagai KafûTHE RIVER SUMIDA - GEISHA IN RIVALRY - STRANGE TALE FROM EAST OF THE RIVER
Dazai OsamuTHE SETTING SUN - NO LONGER HUMAN
Kawabata YasunariSNOW COUNTRY - THE SOUND OF THE MOUNTAIN - THE MASTER OF GO - THE OLD CAPITAL
Tanizaki Jun’ichirôNAOMI - ARROWROOT - PORTRAIT OF SHUNKIN - THE MAKIOKA SISTERS - BRIDGE OF DREAMS
Mid-20th (1950-1980)
Ibuse MasujiCASTAWAYS - BLACK RAIN
Inoue YasushiTHE ROOF TILE OF TEMPYO - CHRONICLE OF MY MOTHER (memoir)
Ôoka ShôheiTAKEN CAPTIVE - FIRES ON THE PLAIN
Yasuoka ShôtarôA VIEW BY THE SEA
Shiba RyôtarôCLOUDS ABOVE THE HILL - THE LAST SHOGUN - DRUNK AS A LORD (four samurai tales)
Endô ShûsakuTHE SEA AND POISON - SILENCE - DEEP RIVER
Mishima YukioCONFESSIONS OF A MASK - TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION - THE SEA OF FERTILITY (tetralogy of novels)
Abe KôbôTHE WOMAN IN THE DUNES - THE FACE OF ANOTHER - THE BOX MAN - THE ARKSAKURA
Enchi FumikoTHE WAITING YEARS - MASKS
Ariyoshi SawakoTHE RIVER KI - THE DOCTOR'S WIFE - THE TWILIGHT YEARS
Ôe KenzaburôTHE CATCH - A PERSONAL MATTER - THE SILENT CRY - A HEALING FAMILY
Late-20th (1980- present)
Nakagami KenjiTHE CAPE
Murakami HarukiA WILD SHEEP CHASE - NORWEGIAN WOOD - THE WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE - KAFKA ON THE SHORE - 1Q8
Yoshimoto BananaKITCHEN - GOODBYE TSUGUMI
Periods (Postclassical - E Modern - 19th Century - 20th Century)Genres (Poetry - Drama - Fiction - Autobiography - Essay)
Literary Works
Postclassical Period
Myths and Legends KOJIKI (Record of Ancient Matters)
Poetry
Anthologies Man’yôshû - Kokinshû - Shinkokinshû - Hyakunin isshu
Drama
ZeamiATSUMORI-IZUTSU-NONOMIYA-SEKIDERA KOMACHI-TADANORI
Life Writing Mother of Fujiwara MichitsunaGOSSAMER DIARY (Kagerô nikki ) Kamo no Chômei AN ACCOUNT OF MY HUT (Hôjôki)
Essay
Sei ShonagonPILLOW BOOK (Makura no sôshi)
Yoshida KenkôESSAYS IN IDLENESS (Tsurezuregusa)
Fiction
Murasaki ShikibuTALE OF GENJI (Genji monogatari)
TALES OF ISE (Ise monogatari)
TALES OF TIMES NOW PAST (Konjaku monogatari)
TALES OF THE HEIKE (Heike monogatari )
Early Modern Period
Poetry
Matsuo BashôTHE NARROW ROAD OF THE INTERIOR
Drama
Chikamatsu Monzaemon LOVE SUICIDES AT AMIJIMA
Fiction
Ihara SaikakuFIVE WOMEN WHO LOVED LOVE-WORLDLY MENTAL CALCULATIONS
19th Century
Futabatei ShimeiDRIFTING CLOUD - MEDIOCRITY
Mori ÔgaiTHE DANCING GIRL - THE WILD GOOSE - THE ABE FAMILY - SANSHO THE STEWARD
Natsume SôsekiI AM A CAT - BOTCHAN - SANSHIRO - KOKORO - GRASS BY THE WAYSIDE
Shimazaki TôsonTHE BROKEN COMMANDMENT - THE FAMILY - BEFORE THE DAWN
Early 20th (1915-1950)
Akutagawa Ryûnosuke EXEMPLARY SHORT STORIES (e.g., Rashomon, Hell Screen, Kappa, Cogwheels)
Shiga NaoyaDARK NIGHT'S PASSING - EXEMPLARY SHORT STORIES (e.g., Han’s Crime, At Kinosaki, The Razor, The Shopboy’s God)
Nagai KafûTHE RIVER SUMIDA - GEISHA IN RIVALRY - STRANGE TALE FROM EAST OF THE RIVER
Dazai OsamuTHE SETTING SUN - NO LONGER HUMAN
Kawabata YasunariSNOW COUNTRY - THE SOUND OF THE MOUNTAIN - THE MASTER OF GO - THE OLD CAPITAL
Tanizaki Jun’ichirôNAOMI - ARROWROOT - PORTRAIT OF SHUNKIN - THE MAKIOKA SISTERS - BRIDGE OF DREAMS
Mid-20th (1950-1980)
Ibuse MasujiCASTAWAYS - BLACK RAIN
Inoue YasushiTHE ROOF TILE OF TEMPYO - CHRONICLE OF MY MOTHER (memoir)
Ôoka ShôheiTAKEN CAPTIVE - FIRES ON THE PLAIN
Yasuoka ShôtarôA VIEW BY THE SEA
Shiba RyôtarôCLOUDS ABOVE THE HILL - THE LAST SHOGUN - DRUNK AS A LORD (four samurai tales)
Endô ShûsakuTHE SEA AND POISON - SILENCE - DEEP RIVER
Mishima YukioCONFESSIONS OF A MASK - TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION - THE SEA OF FERTILITY (tetralogy of novels)
Abe KôbôTHE WOMAN IN THE DUNES - THE FACE OF ANOTHER - THE BOX MAN - THE ARKSAKURA
Enchi FumikoTHE WAITING YEARS - MASKS
Ariyoshi SawakoTHE RIVER KI - THE DOCTOR'S WIFE - THE TWILIGHT YEARS
Ôe KenzaburôTHE CATCH - A PERSONAL MATTER - THE SILENT CRY - A HEALING FAMILY
Late-20th (1980- present)
Nakagami KenjiTHE CAPE
Murakami HarukiA WILD SHEEP CHASE - NORWEGIAN WOOD - THE WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE - KAFKA ON THE SHORE - 1Q8
Yoshimoto BananaKITCHEN - GOODBYE TSUGUMI