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Saturday, July 5, 2008

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Japanese Literature

Abyss: Monica's Bananamania - Links to sites dealing with Banana Yoshimoto.
All about Kaoruko Himeno - Information about an excellent novelist Kaoruko Himeno. Bibliography,a pitures of Hiemno taken by Araki Nobuyoshi.
Costume Museum: Tale of Genji - Overview of 'The Tale of Genji' and Murasaki Shikibu.
Endo Shusaku - Biography on one of Japan's greatest Christian writers, Endo Shusaku.
Genji Monogatari - Detailed guide to Murasaki Shikibu's 'Tale of Genji.' Includes illustrations by Hyakunin Isshu.
Japanese Death Poetry - Collection of Japanese poems dealing with death.
Japanese Text Initiative - A collection of classical Japanese literature.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Very detailed site on the life and work of Kazuo Ishiguro.
Kitchen: Essay - An essay on the translation of Banana Yoshimoto's 'Kitchen.'
Kobo Abe & The Magic Chalk - Short Biography on Kobo Abe, and information on post World War II Japan.
Literary Homepage Horagai ! - Online magazine presented by Kato Koiti, a japanese critic.
Lizard - A short review of Banana Yoshimoto's 'Lizard.'
Mishima Yukio Cyber Museum - Extensive cyber museum of Mishima Yukio.
Osamu Dazai - Biography on Osamu Dazai, also including a selected bibliography.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Biography of Ryunosuke Akutagawa along with excerpts from his work 'A Fool's Life.'
Shockingly Beautiful: A Banana Yoshimoto Page - Information on the works and themes of Banana Yoshimoto.
Soseki Natsume - Short biography, list of works, pictures of Soseki Natsume.
The Haiku Poets Hut - Information and interpretations of Basho's works, and some essays on the Haiku form.
Yasunari Kawabata Annotated Bibliography - Large annotated bibliography of Yasunari Kawabata's works.
Yasunari Kawabata: Unofficial Webpage - Biography on Yasunari Kawabat, with a bibliography and chat.
Yukio Mishima - Biography on Yukio Mishima, with a list of works.
Yukio Mishima 1925-1970 - Short biography, list of works, and images of Yukio Mishima.
Yukio Mishima's Vision - Biography of Yukio Mishima.
Yuko Matsumoto Homepage - Profile, interests, and bibliography of Yuko Matsumoto.