Thread: Favorite Japanese Authors?

Hey there!

As the title states, who are your favorite Japanese authors?

My personal favorites are Banana Yoshimoto and Tetsuko Kuroyanagi!

Banana Y.:
NP
Kitchen/Moonlight Shadow

I liked these books so much becuz the author had a different way of viewing the world. Each sentence had a blend of reality and fantasy that seemed to perfectly describe day-to-day feelings. Also, i like how she used her own expiriences into her writing, it made it feel more personal... like a very well written diary!

Tetsuko K.:
Totto-chan: Girl in the Window

This book was beautifully written! it felt like the author was right there in front of you, telling of her life as a young girl! It chronicles her days as a young girl in the years just before WWII. She is sent to a very different school after being expelled from her traditional one (mind you, she was in 1st grade at the time). The classrooms are old train cars, children do their own lesson (while the teachers are there as a guide), meals are based on the principles "something from the land, something from the sea" and a whole manner of other things! it shows that the best way to learn is through expirience!

^_^ both very talented authors and all very good books!

^o^ i'd love to hear what authors you've read and how their books have changed your view! or even just how good they are!



^-^ thanks again!