Read Japanese Literature
Alison Fincher
Bite-size chunks of the history of Japanese fiction, with closer looks at some of its most famous works.
Episodes
The I-Novel, Osamu Dazai, and No Longer HumanJune 23, 2022
Taisho Magazines and Akutagawa’s Vision of HellMay 31, 2022
The Women Writers of Meiji JapanMay 06, 2022
Meiji Literature and Japan’s Most Famous Literary CatApril 13, 2022
Kaidan—Japan’s Ghost StoriesFebruary 25, 2022
High and Low Literature in Edo JapanFebruary 08, 2022
Setsuwa and Medieval Japanese BuddhismJanuary 13, 2022
Yoshitsune Ballads and Tomoe DramaDecember 21, 2021
The Tale of the HeikeDecember 04, 2021
The Tale of GenjiOctober 06, 2021
The KojikiSeptember 29, 2021
Taisho Magazines and Akutagawa’s Vision of HellMay 31, 2022
The Women Writers of Meiji JapanMay 06, 2022
Meiji Literature and Japan’s Most Famous Literary CatApril 13, 2022
Kaidan—Japan’s Ghost StoriesFebruary 25, 2022
High and Low Literature in Edo JapanFebruary 08, 2022
Setsuwa and Medieval Japanese BuddhismJanuary 13, 2022
Yoshitsune Ballads and Tomoe DramaDecember 21, 2021
The Tale of the HeikeDecember 04, 2021
The Tale of GenjiOctober 06, 2021
The KojikiSeptember 29, 2021