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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re at a loss: you’ve read everything you brought with you to Japan, and now you think your Japanese language skills are ready for some true Japanese literature. The books you’re studying in your Japanese class are helpful, but not fun, so you want to find something you can enjoy reading while practicing your Japanese comprehension skills. Where do you turn for inspiration? To JapanesePod101.com, of course!

In this lesson, you will learn about a famous Japanese author whose books you’ll want to add to your bookshelves. We’ll tell you about the peculiar, yet endearing point of view in this Japanese author’s first book and explain the more serious themes underlying some of his other works. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember-this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! After reading some mindless Japanese fiction, you’re ready to sink your teeth into something with a little more depth. Your friend recommended a book by Ōgai Mori, so you buy his best-seller. You might also consider picking up a box of tissues—you’ll surely find it difficult not to commiserate with the lead Japanese character’s plight. In this lesson, you will learn about Japanese author Ōgai Mori. We’ll tell you about his most famous book, which describes his protagonist’s pilgrimage back into Japan and Japanese society and culture and what he left behind to do so. We’ll let you decide for yourself how autobiographical this fascinating Japanese book is! Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember—this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re realizing that the works of famous Japanese authors deal with such varied subject matter. And Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s work, Rashōmon, presents some grisly themes and controversial ideas. You can’t wait to read more from this author, who has a literary prize named after him!

In this lesson, you will learn about Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. We’ll tell you about his most famous book, which explores the theme of justifying bad deeds. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember-this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Since you’ve been in Japan, you’ve kept hearing the name Osamu Dazai over and over again. First Japanese people quoted him to you, and then it was movie after movie that your Japanese friends encouraged you to see. Now that you know he’s a Japanese author, you simply have to go find and read his novels. He is so popular that you just might be the last person in Japan to do so! In this lesson, you will learn about Japanese author Osamu Dazai. We’ll tell you why this Japanese author’s works are so popular and describe his writing style. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember—this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! I often wonder whether great tragedy begets great art. It seems that so many Japanese authors and other artists were plagued by tragic events during their childhood that shaped them and that echo throughout their works. The Japanese author we profile today is no exception: his is a tragic story from beginning to end. In this lesson, you will learn about Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata. First, we’ll give you some background on the childhood that informed his Japanese stories. Next, we’ll share the plot behind his best-known work in Japanese, and finally, we’ll tell you about his accomplishments and explain why his writing is so popular in Japan. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember—this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!