I have several books on my Amazon wishlist that are either about Japan or translations of Japanese literature that I would order if I had a little more disposable income. Has anyone here read any of them? If so, which ones are "must-reads?" Are there any others that I should add to my wishlist?
Japanese Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library) (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Tales-Pa ... ATXCY7T3PN
n Ghostly Japan (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature) (Paperback)
by Lafcadio Hearn (I've seen the 1964 movie of Kwaidan, but I've never actually read much of anything by Lafcadio Hearn)
http://www.amazon.com/Ghostly-Tuttle-Cl ... _b_title_3
Japanese Ghosts and Demons: Art of the Supernatural (Paperback)
by Stephen Addiss
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Ghosts-D ... _b_title_2
Tales of Old Japan: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai (Paperback)
by A. B. Mitford
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Old-Japan-F ... _b_title_6
Japanese Gothic Tales (Paperback)
by Kyoka Izumi (Author), Charles Shiro Inouye (Translator)
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Gothic-T ... _b_title_8
Has anyone read these Japanese books/Books about Japan?
Moderators: Mayhem, Steve Hubbell, Moderators
-
Jet_Jaguar
- Shugyosha<Student Warrior>
- Posts: 1281
- Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2007 21:37 -0700
- Location: TX, United States
Has anyone read these Japanese books/Books about Japan?
"It doesn't matter whom you are paired against;
your opponent is always yourself."
-Nakamura (via Joe R. Lansdale's Mucho Mojo)
your opponent is always yourself."
-Nakamura (via Joe R. Lansdale's Mucho Mojo)
