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Revision as of 11:15, 7 July 2012
An overview of literature and genre fiction recommended by /lit/.
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Literature
By country
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| 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 | ||||
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| Essential works | ||||
 A Doll's House (1879) by Henrik Ibsen |
 The Wild Duck (1884) by Henrik Ibsen |
 Hunger (1890) by Knut Hamsun |
 Growth of the Soil (1917) by Knut Hamsun |
 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 |
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| Additional series | |||||
| Shannara by Terry Brooks | |||||
| The Belgariad by David Eddings | |||||
| The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon | |||||
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