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=Literature=
<h1>Literature</h1>
==By country==
<h2>By country</h2>
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=Genre fiction=
<h1>Genre fiction</h1>
==By genre==
<h2>By genre</h2>
===Fantasy===
<h3>Fantasy</h3>
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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|The Lord of the Rings]]''<br/> by J. R. R. Tolkien</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.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:Growthofthesoil.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|A Song of Ice and Fire]]''<br/>by George R. R. Martin</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.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:Hunger.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|The Wheel of Time]]''<br/>by Robert Jordan</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.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:Thewildduck.png|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''<br/>by Steven Erikson</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|80px]]<br/><small>[[wikipedia:Malazan Book of the Fallen|''Malazan'' series]]''<br/>by Steven Erikson</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Black Company]]''<br/>by Glen Cook</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|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 wreath.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Book of the New Sun]]''<br/>by Gene Wolfe</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Black Company|The Black Company]]''<br/>by Glen Cook</small>
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|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.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 wreath.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;"|'''Further recommendations'''
|colspan=5 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Additional series'''
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|rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Contemporary||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Beatles (novel)|Beatles]]'' (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen</small>
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|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Naïve. Super|Naïve. Super]]'' (1996) by Erlend Loe</small>
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|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Out Stealing Horses|Out Stealing Horses]]'' (2003) by Per Petterson</small>
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|rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Classic||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Brand (play)|Brand]]'' (1866) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
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|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Hedda Gabler|Hedda Gabler]]'' (1891) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Shannara|Shannara]]'' by Terry Brooks</small>
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|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Pan (novel)|Pan]]'' (1894) by Knut Hamsun</small>
|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Belgariad|The Belgariad]]'' by David Eddings</small>
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|rowspan=1 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Medieval||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Heimskringla|Heimskringla]]'' (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson</small>
|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:The Deed of Paksenarrion|The Deed of Paksenarrion]]'' by Elizabeth Moon</small>
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Revision as of 10:43, 7 July 2012

An overview of literature and genre fiction recommended by /lit/.

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Literature

By country

Japan

Essential works

The Tale of Genji
(11th century)
by Murasaki Shikibu
Kokoro
(1914)
by Natsume Soseki
Rashomon
(1915)
by Akutagawa
Naomi
(1924)
by Junichiro Tanizaki
Snow Country
(1947)
by Yasunari Kawabata
Further recommendations
Classical Literature (until 1600's) The Gossamer Years (974) by Mother of Michitsuna
The Pillow Book (1002) by Sei Shonagon
The Tales of Ise by Anonymous
Hojoki (1212) by Kamo no Chomei
Essays in Idleness (1330) by Yoshida Kenko
The Tale of Heike (1371) by Anonymous
Edo Period (1603-1868) The Life of an Amorous Woman (1686) by Saikaku Ihara
Hagakure: the Book of the Samurai (1716) by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Four Major Plays (~1720) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Chushingura (1748) by Takedo Izumo, Miyoshi Shoraku, Namiki Senryuu
Tales of Moonlight and Rain (1776) by Ueda Akinari
Modern Literature (1868-1945) Ukigumo (1887) by Futabatei Shimei
Pagoda, Skull and Samurai (1889) by Koda Rohan
In the Shade of Spring Leaves (1892-6) by Higuchi Ichiyo
Japanese Gothic Tales (1900) by Izumi Kyoka
The Broken Commandment (1906) by Toson Shimazaki
The Quilt and Other Stories (1907) by Katai Tayama
The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa (1924) by Kenji Miyazawa
Botchan (1906) by Natsume Soseki
I Am a Cat (1905) by Natsume Soseki
The Wild Geese (1913) by Mori Ogai
The Paper Door and Other Stories (1927) by Shiga Naoya
During the Rain & Flowers in the Shade (1930) by Kafu Nagai
Musashi (1935) by Eiji Yoshikawa
The Makioka Sisters (1943) by Junichiro Tanizaki
Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1940) by Edogawa Ranpo

Norway

Essential works

A Doll's House
(1879)
by Henrik Ibsen
Growth of the Soil
(1890)
by Knut Hamsun
Hunger
(1890)
by Knut Hamsun
The Wild Duck
(1884)
by Henrik Ibsen
The Wreath
(1920)
by Sigrid Undset
Further recommendations
Contemporary Beatles (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen
Naïve. Super (1996) by Erlend Loe
Out Stealing Horses (2003) by Per Petterson
Classic Brand (1866) by Henrik Ibsen
Hedda Gabler (1891) by Henrik Ibsen
Pan (1894) by Knut Hamsun
Medieval Heimskringla (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson


Genre fiction

By genre

Fantasy

Epic fantasy

Essential series

The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R. R. Martin
The Wheel of Time
by Robert Jordan
Malazan series
by Steven Erikson
Mistborn
by Brandon Sanderson

The Black Company
by Glen Cook
The First Law
by Joe Abercrombie
The Kingkiller Chronicle
by Patrick Rothfuss
Additional series
Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Belgariad by David Eddings
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
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