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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