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Japanese Language, Literature & Culture
Guide to print and online sources for Japanese language learning, literature and culture
Japanese Manga
- Comico - Webtoons in JapaneseA variety of Webtoons in Japanese.
- よつばと! Yotsuba to! byCall Number: PN6790.J34 Y68 2003Easy manga books in Japanese Hiragana and Katakana. Volumes 1-12.
Japanese Readers
Easy readers and other bilingual books can help you learn a language by pairing short readings in the language you're learning with English side by side. Try reading the text and if you get stuck, look at the translation.
Most of these titles are in Japanese, with parallel English translation.
Short Stories in Japanese - Nihongo no tanpen shōsetsu by Call Number: PL782.E8 S53 2011
Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text by Call Number: PL775 .M85 2012
Exploring Japanese Literature: Read Mishima, Tanizaki and Kawabata in the Original by Call Number: PL782.E8 E97 2007
Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers by Call Number: PL777.65 .R43 2008
Reading Japanese with a Smile: Nine Stories from a Japanese Weekly Magazine for Intermediate Learners by Call Number: PL537 .G353 2007
Read Real Japanese by Call Number: PL537 .R4 1994
Kanji from the Start: A Comprehensive Japanese Reader by Call Number: PL547 .L35 1995
A Homestay in Japan: Intermediate Reader for Students of Japanese = Nihon to no deai by Call Number: PL539.5 .E5 A44 1992
Literature
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Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600 by Call Number: PL782.E1 T73 2007
Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900, Abridged by Call Number: PL782 .E1 E232 2008
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature by Call Number: PL716 .C36 2016
From Book to Screen: Modern Japanese Literature in Films by Call Number: PL747.55 .M36 2000
The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories by Call Number: PL782.E8 O95 1997
Japan: A Traveler's Literary Companion by Call Number: PL777.55 .J36 2006Collection of short stories
One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Translation of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu by Call Number: PL758.5.O4 A3 2008Poems in English and Japanese
The Tale of Genji by Call Number: PL788.4 .G4 E5 2001Written in the eleventh century, The Tale of Genji is widely celebrated as the world's first novel and a masterpiece of world literature. An epic tale of golden age Japan.
The Tale of the HeikeCall Number: PL790.H4 E5 2012A masterpiece of world literature and epic from the 12th century about samurai pride, romance, and warfare in medieval Japan.
Finding Japanese Fiction in Translation
Try these searches to find individual Japanese novels, short stories, etc. in English translation. You can also search for a book by its title or author.
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