Japaneses litereature

1. 日本語 文学
About Japanese Literature

2. History of Japanese Literature
• Japanese literature
Throughout most of its history has been influenced
by cultural contact with neighboring Asian
literatures , most notably China and its literature.
During the Heian Period, Japan’s original Kokufu
culture ( lit. National Culture ) developed and
literature also established its own style, with the
significant usage and development of Kana(仮名) to
write Japanese literature.

3. Famous Japanese Author
• Haruki Murakami is one of the most well known Japanese
Authors. He has written more than 20 novels and many
short stories.
• He has gone on to have a dynamic career, winning awards
in Japan and internationally, including Jerusalem Prize.
• His work has been translated into more than 50 languages.

4. Famous Poet
• Matsuo Basho was the
most famous poet of the
Edo period in Japan. He is
recognized as a greatest
master of Haiku.
• His famous work is “ Kai
Oi “ , Edo Sanjin “,
Inakano Kuawase “.
• His poems are
internationally renowned
and in Japan, many of his
poems are reproduced on
monuments and traditional
sites.

5. “The Old Pond”by Matsuo Basho
• Frogs Jumps in – sound of
water. A lonely pond in age-
old stillness sleeps…..
Suddenly into it a lithe frog
leaps. Water’s sound!
• The old pond seems to be a
symbol of the subconscious
mind. It is there inside
everyone. Like the old pond, it
exists in silence. Moreover, the
poet refers to the subconscious
mind of an old person.

6. Arigato!!!