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The Japanese Aesthetic

Murasaki invents the novel. Sei Shonagon invents the list as literature. Basho walks. Kawabata watches snow fall. Soseki turns inward. Mishima burns with shame and beauty. Abe buries a man in sand. Murakami opens a door into the dark and doesn't close it.

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    The Tale of GenjiMurasaki Shikibu (1010)
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    The Pillow BookSei Shōnagon (1002)
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    The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthMatsuo Bashō (1689)
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    Snow CountryYasunari Kawabata (1956)
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    KokoroNatsume Sōseki (1914)
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    Confessions of a MaskYukio Mishima (1949)
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    The Temple of the Golden PavilionYukio Mishima (1956)
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    The Woman in the DunesKōbō Abe (1962)
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    The Wind-Up Bird ChronicleHaruki Murakami (1994)