Japanese novels

[Peter E. Zelz]

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> From: Peter E. Zelz <pzelz at earthlink.net>
> To: pynchonoid <pynchonoid at yahoo.com>
> Date: 7/27/2006 16:47:48
> Subject: RE: Japanese novels 
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> Have to admit that I've read no recent Japanese fiction, but
Seidensticker's translation of Genji is one of my all time favorite novels.
It's a slow, long, ponderous, fascinating, dream-like cast-of-thousand
masterpiece.
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: pynchonoid <pynchonoid at yahoo.com>
> > To: Pynchon-L <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> > Date: 7/27/2006 15:42:53
> > Subject: Japanese novels 
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> > Kawabata is one author Pynchon mentions in one of his
> > essays, maybe the Stone Junction intro? I especially
> > like his House of Sleeping Beauties, Beauty and
> > Sadness, Snow Country, and Thousand Cranes.
> >
> > I've enjoyed many novels by Mishima, too, but probably
> > like his memoir, Sun and Steel best of all the books
> > I've read by him.
> >
> >
> > --- James Kyllo <jkyllo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I guess you're familiar with Kenzaburo Oe?  I rate
> > > "Nip the Buds,
> > > Shoot the Kids" and especially "A Personal Matter"
> > > 
> > > best
> > > 
> > > James
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> > > >
> > > > But if anyone has any other recommended Japanese
> > > > fiction in translation, it'd be apprecited ...
> > > >
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