Can you recommend japanese Books??

Yukio Mishima is esspecial...true

excellent recommendations...looks like I have a lot of reading to do.

Originally posted by teardrop
well... i've studied Japanese literature before and these are a few of my favorites...

By Kawabata Yasunari -- Snow Country (by the way, this work was being awarded with Nobel Prize)

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Thousand Cranes - by Kawabata Yasunari is pretty amazing too. Easier to understand than Snow Country

Recommended books on Japan

I highly recommend the following books on Japan.
1. "Welcome to the Puppet Show" by Robb McMullan. This book is really quite extraordinary and it's actually my all-time favorite book about Japan. Very intelligent and balanced illustration and analysis of society and business practises in Japan. Unfortunately, it's really hard to find as it's out of print now.
2. "Bushido, The Spirit of the Samurai" by Inazo Nitobe. This is the classic book about samurai warriors, written by someone who lived during their time
3. "Inventing Japan: 1853-1964" by Ian Buruma. This is a good historical survey of modern japanese history. It explains a lot about why Japan is so powerful today.