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An overview of literature and genre fiction recommended by /lit/.
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<h1>Literature</h1>
<h2>By country</h2>
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|colspan=5|<h3>[[File:Japan.png]] Japan</h3>
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|colspan=5 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential works'''
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="200" align="center"|<h3>'''[[Recommended Reading/Literature by origin|Literature by origin]]'''</h3>[[File:Ulysses235px.png|link=Recommended Reading/Literature by origin]]
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="200" align="center"|<h3>'''[[Recommended Reading/Literature by type|Literature by type]]'''</h3>[[File:Menwithoutwomen235px.png|link=Recommended Reading/Literature by type]]
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="200" align="center"|<h3>'''[[Recommended Reading/Genre fiction|Genre fiction]]'''</h3>[[File:Lotr1sted235px.png|link=Recommended Reading/Genre fiction]]
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="200" align="center"|<h3>'''[[Recommended Reading/Non-fiction|Non-fiction]]'''</h3>[[File:Kritik235px.png|link=Recommended Reading/Non-fiction]]
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|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:the_Tale_of_Genji.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Tale of Genji|The Tale of Genji]]''<br/>(11th century)<br/>by Murasaki Shikibu</small>
|colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;"| Completely new to reading and feeling overwhelmed? [https://lit.trainroll.xyz/images/e/e2/1365475090228.jpg Check out the /lit/ starter kit.] [https://lit.trainroll.xyz/images/3/3f/Start_with_the_greeks.jpg Or maybe you'd like to start with the Greeks?] [[Poetry|Alternatively if you're looking to get into poetry, you can start here.]]
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Kokoro.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kokoro|Kokoro]]''<br/>(1914)<br/>by Natsume Soseki</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Rashomon_and_Seventeen_Other_Stories.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Rashōmon_(short_story)|Rashomon]]''<br/>(1915)<br/>by Akutagawa</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Naomi.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Naomi (novel)|Naomi]]''<br/>(1924)<br/>by Junichiro Tanizaki</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Snow_Country.jpg|70px]] <br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Snow Country|Snow Country]]''<br/>(1947)<br/>by Yasunari Kawabata</small>
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|colspan=5 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
|colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;"| A general collection of recommended reading charts can be found [[Charts|here]] and [[:Category:Charts|here]]. Charts for specific authors can be found [[Recommended_Reading_Charts_(by_Author)|here]].
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|rowspan=6 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Classical Literature (until 1600's)||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Gossamer Years | The Gossamer Years]]'' (974) by Mother of Michitsuna</small>
|colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;"| Still need help finding ebooks? [https://lit.trainroll.xyz/images/2/2e/1373256590041.png Try out some of these.]
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Pillow Book | The Pillow Book]]'' (1002) by Sei Shonagon</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Tales of Ise | The Tales of Ise]]'' by Anonymous</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia: Hojoki | Hojoki]]'' (1212) by Kamo no Chomei</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Essays in Idleness | Essays in Idleness]]'' (1330) by Yoshida Kenko</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Tale of Heike | The Tale of Heike]]'' (1371) by Anonymous</small>
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|rowspan=5 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Edo Period (1603-1868)||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Life of an Amorous Woman | The Life of an Amorous Woman]]'' (1686) by Saikaku Ihara</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Hagakure | Hagakure: the Book of the Samurai]]'' (1716) by Yamamoto Tsunetomo</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu | Four Major Plays]]'' (~1720) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Chushingura | Chushingura]]'' (1748) by Takedo Izumo, Miyoshi Shoraku, Namiki Senryuu </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Tales of Moonlight and Rain |Tales of Moonlight and Rain]]'' (1776) by Ueda Akinari</small>
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|rowspan=15 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Modern Literature (1868-1945)||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Ukigumo | Ukigumo]]'' (1887) by Futabatei Shimei </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[Pagoda, Skull and Samurai]]'' (1889) by Koda Rohan</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[In the Shade of Spring Leaves]]'' (1892-6) by Higuchi Ichiyo </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[Japanese Gothic Tales]]'' (1900) by Izumi Kyoka </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[The Broken Commandment]]'' (1906) by Toson Shimazaki</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[The Quilt and Other Stories]]'' (1907) by Katai Tayama </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa]]'' (1924) by  Kenji Miyazawa</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[Botchan]]'' (1906) by Natsume Soseki </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[I Am a Cat]]'' (1905) by Natsume Soseki </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1913) by Mori Ogai </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[The Paper Door and Other Stories]]'' (1927) by Shiga Naoya </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[During the Rain & Flowers in the Shade]]'' (1930) by Kafu Nagai </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[Musashi]]'' (1935) by Eiji Yoshikawa </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[The Makioka Sisters]]'' (1943) by Junichiro Tanizaki </small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination]]'' (1940) by Edogawa Ranpo </small>
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|colspan=5|<h3>[[File:No.png]] Norway</h3>
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|colspan=5 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential works'''
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|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|A Doll's House]]''<br/>(1879)<br/>by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|The Wild Duck]]''<br/>(1884)<br/>by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|Hunger]]''<br/>(1890)<br/>by Knut Hamsun</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|Growth of the Soil]]''<br/>(1917)<br/>by Knut Hamsun</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Wreath]]''<br/>(1920)<br/>by Sigrid Undset</small>
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|colspan=5 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
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|rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Contemporary||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Beatles (novel)|Beatles]]'' (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Naïve. Super|Naïve. Super]]'' (1996) by Erlend Loe</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Out Stealing Horses|Out Stealing Horses]]'' (2003) by Per Petterson</small>
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|rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Classic||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Brand (play)|Brand]]'' (1866) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Hedda Gabler|Hedda Gabler]]'' (1891) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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|colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Pan (novel)|Pan]]'' (1894) by Knut Hamsun</small>
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Medieval||colspan=4|<small>''[[wikipedia:Heimskringla|Heimskringla]]'' (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson</small>
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<h1>Genre fiction</h1>
<h2>By genre</h2>
<h3>Fantasy</h3>
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|colspan=5|<h4>Epic fantasy</h4>
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|colspan=5 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential series'''
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|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:LordoftheRings.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]''<br/> by J. R. R. Tolkien</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:AGameOfThrones.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]''<br/>by George R. R. Martin</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:TheEyeOfTheWorld.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wheel of Time|The Wheel of Time]]''<br/>by Robert Jordan</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Gardens-of-the-moon.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>[[wikipedia:Malazan Book of the Fallen|''Malazan'' series]]<br/>by Steven Erikson</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Mistborn1.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Mistborn series|Mistborn]]''<br/>by Brandon Sanderson</small>
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|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The Black Company.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Black Company|The Black Company]]''<br/>by Glen Cook</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Thebladeitself.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The First Law|The First Law]]''<br/>by Joe Abercrombie</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The-name-of-the-wind.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Kingkiller Chronicle|The Kingkiller Chronicle]]''<br/>by Patrick Rothfuss</small>
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|colspan=5 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Additional series'''
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|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Shannara|Shannara]]'' by Terry Brooks</small>
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|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Belgariad|The Belgariad]]'' by David Eddings</small>
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|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Deed of Paksenarrion|The Deed of Paksenarrion]]'' by Elizabeth Moon</small>
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|style="background:#C6D9F0;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Beginner-fantasy.jpg|80px]]
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Latest revision as of 02:16, 24 August 2024

Literature by origin

Literature by type

Genre fiction

Non-fiction

Completely new to reading and feeling overwhelmed? Check out the /lit/ starter kit. Or maybe you'd like to start with the Greeks? Alternatively if you're looking to get into poetry, you can start here.
A general collection of recommended reading charts can be found here and here. Charts for specific authors can be found here.
Still need help finding ebooks? Try out some of these.
Omissions? Errors? Comments? Let us know!
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