We definitely never get bored with bilingual books, in which, in addition to the original texts, there is a vocabulary glossary and a good translation! It may seem like a daunting endeavor to read Japanese literature in its original version, but there is nothing to be afraid with such an edition in hand.
For Breaking into Japanese Literature, the author, Giles Murray, chose seven texts by two Japanese literary masters: Natsume Sōsek and Akutagawa Ryūnosuke. They are arranged according to the degree of difficulty and as you read, you move on to more and more complicated texts. We have here, among other texts, a choice of several nights from Ten Nights Dreaming (we recommended this book to you as part of Tajfuny advent calendar, it is phenomenal!), as well as the most popular Akutagawa’s stories – Nose, In a Grove and Rashōmon. You will also find links to mp3 recordings next to each text – it’s worth listening to them read by a native speaker.
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