Tomoko
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- 19 Mar 2002
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Hello there,
I have a little problem which is also quite urgent, and I hope someone here will be able to help me a bit.
It's a friend of mine's birthday in a fortnight, and he's a student of Japanese, so I thought I'd get him something sensible this year and find a nice book, since he likes reading just as much as I do. The thing is, though, I don't understand any Japanese myself, so I really had a hard time already trying to make my way through amazon.co.jp... I mean I don't know any Japanese literature, and I need someone to recommend me a couple of good books, of which I'll hopefully be able to get one via its ISBN number.
So... does anybody have any suggestions? It should be not too difficult to read since my friend's not been studying very long yet - ideally it would be bilingual in Japanese-English or Japanese-German. Otherwise, well, he likes fantasy stuff and science fiction, but I reckon that'd be too difficult to start with, and since I've an idea he likes pretty much the same stuff that I like, a book of poetry might be very fine. Or maybe fairy tales - not 'kid's tales' but old stories and legends, something of the sort.
Any recommendations (plus ISBN number), I'd indeed be obliged.
Peace and good-will -- Maudlin~
I have a little problem which is also quite urgent, and I hope someone here will be able to help me a bit.
It's a friend of mine's birthday in a fortnight, and he's a student of Japanese, so I thought I'd get him something sensible this year and find a nice book, since he likes reading just as much as I do. The thing is, though, I don't understand any Japanese myself, so I really had a hard time already trying to make my way through amazon.co.jp... I mean I don't know any Japanese literature, and I need someone to recommend me a couple of good books, of which I'll hopefully be able to get one via its ISBN number.
So... does anybody have any suggestions? It should be not too difficult to read since my friend's not been studying very long yet - ideally it would be bilingual in Japanese-English or Japanese-German. Otherwise, well, he likes fantasy stuff and science fiction, but I reckon that'd be too difficult to start with, and since I've an idea he likes pretty much the same stuff that I like, a book of poetry might be very fine. Or maybe fairy tales - not 'kid's tales' but old stories and legends, something of the sort.
Any recommendations (plus ISBN number), I'd indeed be obliged.
Peace and good-will -- Maudlin~