You are an inspiration ! I am learning Japanese for literature, and it's hard to find about others who are doing do for similar reasons. Mishima Yukio was the main reason I started, as 鏡子の家 hadn't yet been translated, and his writing on eroticism was very influential to me in my late teens. Other favourites are Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and Kawabata Yasunari. I look forward to delving into things more as I progress : )
My favorit book of Murakami is Hard Boiled Wonderland and the end of the World. I read the book in german when I was 15 years old, later in english and some years ago after learning spanish for some years in spanish..... now I ordered the book in japanese.... I just started to learn Hiragana, but it´s motivating for me to see the book on my table every day......
18 years? Congratulations! I first started learning Japanese when I was 18, and that's exactly 18 years because I'm 36 now. Sadly, I stooped learning like 3/4/5 times for different reasons, but I believe now I'm on the right track again and advancing in a way better fashion. Thank you for your videos! Very inspiring and insightful. I iust bought my first Japanese manga and book, so the previous video I saw from you was a gem amidst all the craziness there is out there. Thanks! ❤
very cool, and congrats on the (guarenteed) phd :) This summer I've been going through all the stories on aozora roudoku. I love this resource. I don't always understand everything especially literary essays, but there's a lot on there that is very concrete and easy to understand. I read a tonne of Japanese literature in translation a decade ago, so I'm really going through the journey of reading stuff in its original form now, although I already liked it quite a lot. Kawabata Yasunari is probably my favourite, then Akutagawa, then Souseki. With Snow Country and Kappa being my favourites.
Thanks for the recommendations and congrats on the Phd. I've always loved reading Murakami Haruki in English but I have the feeling that if my Japanese level was up to the job, I'd be able to see where he falls short; expecially in comparison to other Japanese writers..
Congratulations! Thanks for all this, B. I hope I'm not imposing a huge expectation upon you, but I shall be looking attentively at your next accomplishment. Regards, and good luck.
Very many congratulations on your dissertation approval! I'm just starting the second year of my PhD, looking at Japanese disaster narratives in literature, films, and video games, and I'm happy you mentioned Tawada Yoko as she was a pivotal author for me during my master's, especially her novel 献灯使. Thanks for the great video!
Hi Emily thanks so much!! Your research sounds awesome! Do you have something published that I can read? Please stay in touch and keep me updated on your progress😄
Glad to see you again, I like your approach. I started to read in japanese back in january of this year, mostly contemporary mystery fiction like Hiroshi MORI, Aosaki Yuugo, Kitayama Takekuni and the likes. Hope I will reach the level where I can read someone like Natsuhiko Kyougoku or Ryuusui Seiryouin without much struggle the next year. There are so many interesting or outright strange books and writers that will never be translated it's just insane, and I continue to find more and more. Started エナメルを塗った魂の比重 a few days ago. Nice read, Satou Yuuya has improved his writing a lot over just a few months since his debut novel. Look forward to the next video.
Congratulations and thank you so much for the recommendations! I was looking for something new to try and 多和田葉子 sounded very interesting, so I went to my local bookstore and I found 百年の散歩. I'm only 5 pages in but I love it 😄
Thanks so much!! :) so cool you went out and got that book!! (Full disclosure: it's on my shelf but I haven't touched it yet...😅) please keep in touch and let me know what you thought!
Hello! Congratulations on your journey, not many get this far. I never read books too much, which is sad, but I am now - a bit, not in Japanese though, but Polish, it's a book by Stanislaw Lem, a polish Sci fi writer. Anyway congrats again! Impressive knowledge, subbed! おめでとうございます！
congratulations on the dissertation! i start my masters studies in modern japanese literature this fall, i am both nervous and excited! after coming from your reading comprehension video, hoping to add some of these books for my bookshelf!
Yay, my congratulations again!✨ And thanks for reminding about all those authors. Now I also want to go and reread something, maybe Kokoro or Chijin no Ai 🙈 Would love to see more videos like that~ Maybe even not on authors but on some books that you would like to get more recognition.
I was wondering if you were aware of the work of the Taisho period author Nagatsuka Takashi, who published the novel Earth (aka The Soil) (Tsuchi, 土) in 1912. I've read this fine book in English translation because of the great, classic film of the same name, directed by Uchida Tomu, and released in 1939. The print was missing for many years, but now all but the film's final reel has been recovered. I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Thanks.
I do!! He was a Soseki disciple and Soseki even wrote an ad for 土 back in the day. If you liked that book, there's a whole genre of so-called 農民文学. I think Tyler Walker may have published a book about it. Afraid I've never had the pleasure of seeing the film though.
At which university is this? I’ve been looking for a Japanese graduate studies program in the Netherlands and I’ve not had much luck in finding something specific to Japanese. Lots of “international” programs but none specifically for Japanese linguistics/pedagogy or Japanese literature.
hey thanks for letting me know...i don't know why this keeps happening, and the rendered file seems fine as well...must be something that happens during the upload. Don't really know how to fix this
Oh thank you! I think I heard Dogen talk once about how he records. I think he does seven takes of each line and then picks the best one, but then in the end it might sound a bit artificial because of this. He is very good though...
You are an inspiration ! I am learning Japanese for literature, and it's hard to find about others who are doing do for similar reasons. Mishima Yukio was the main reason I started, as 鏡子の家 hadn't yet been translated, and his writing on eroticism was very influential to me in my late teens. Other favourites are Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and Kawabata Yasunari. I look forward to delving into things more as I progress : )
My favorit book of Murakami is Hard Boiled Wonderland and the end of the World. I read the book in german when I was 15 years old, later in english and some years ago after learning spanish for some years in spanish..... now I ordered the book in japanese.... I just started to learn Hiragana, but it´s motivating for me to see the book on my table every day......
同じく文学がきっかけで日本語を学んだ人としてBunsukeさんの好きな作者は非常に参考になります。特に共感したところがありました。現代文学を読みたいと思う学者の多くは真先に手に取るのは村上春樹の作品と思いますが、村上は文体が読みやすいからすぐに一冊か二冊を読んでしまったら、私も含めて何となく村上に飽きてしまう辞める人は少なくないと気づきました。Bunsukeさんもそういうふうに言ったがそれを詳しく聞かせてほしかったです。村上春樹はNobel賞候補ですからそれについては意義なネタになると思います。(めちゃくちゃな日本語ですみません) 博士号おめでとうございます。これからも応援します！
Congratulations on your achievement!
18 years? Congratulations! I first started learning Japanese when I was 18, and that's exactly 18 years because I'm 36 now. Sadly, I stooped learning like 3/4/5 times for different reasons, but I believe now I'm on the right track again and advancing in a way better fashion.
Thank you for your videos! Very inspiring and insightful. I iust bought my first Japanese manga and book, so the previous video I saw from you was a gem amidst all the craziness there is out there. Thanks! ❤
Wow. I started japanese when I was 17. I'm 18 now
very cool, and congrats on the (guarenteed) phd :)
This summer I've been going through all the stories on aozora roudoku. I love this resource. I don't always understand everything especially literary essays, but there's a lot on there that is very concrete and easy to understand.
I read a tonne of Japanese literature in translation a decade ago, so I'm really going through the journey of reading stuff in its original form now, although I already liked it quite a lot.
Kawabata Yasunari is probably my favourite, then Akutagawa, then Souseki. With Snow Country and Kappa being my favourites.
Man, You channel is small in videos but gigantic in content, just thank man from a fellow japanese entusiat in argentina!!!
Thanks for the recommendations and congrats on the Phd. I've always loved reading Murakami Haruki in English but I have the feeling that if my Japanese level was up to the job, I'd be able to see where he falls short; expecially in comparison to other Japanese writers..
Nice. 草枕 is my favourite novel along with the Brothers Karamazov
Congrats. So that means we can call you Dr. Bunsuke from now on 😁
Haha unfortunately not, that's only after the defense
Congratulations! Thanks for all this, B. I hope I'm not imposing a huge expectation upon you, but I shall be looking attentively at your next accomplishment. Regards, and good luck.
Thank so much Ray!
Very many congratulations on your dissertation approval!
I'm just starting the second year of my PhD, looking at Japanese disaster narratives in literature, films, and video games, and I'm happy you mentioned Tawada Yoko as she was a pivotal author for me during my master's, especially her novel 献灯使.
Thanks for the great video!
Hi Emily thanks so much!! Your research sounds awesome! Do you have something published that I can read? Please stay in touch and keep me updated on your progress😄
Glad to see you again, I like your approach.
I started to read in japanese back in january of this year, mostly contemporary mystery fiction like Hiroshi MORI, Aosaki Yuugo, Kitayama Takekuni and the likes. Hope I will reach the level where I can read someone like Natsuhiko Kyougoku or Ryuusui Seiryouin without much struggle the next year. There are so many interesting or outright strange books and writers that will never be translated it's just insane, and I continue to find more and more.
Started エナメルを塗った魂の比重 a few days ago. Nice read, Satou Yuuya has improved his writing a lot over just a few months since his debut novel.
Look forward to the next video.
Congratulations on the extraordinary achievement, looking forward to meet you in the Netherlands
Congratulations and thank you so much for the recommendations!
I was looking for something new to try and 多和田葉子 sounded very interesting, so I went to my local bookstore and I found 百年の散歩. I'm only 5 pages in but I love it 😄
Thanks so much!! :) so cool you went out and got that book!! (Full disclosure: it's on my shelf but I haven't touched it yet...😅) please keep in touch and let me know what you thought!
Hello!
Congratulations on your journey, not many get this far. I never read books too much, which is sad, but I am now - a bit, not in Japanese though, but Polish, it's a book by Stanislaw Lem, a polish Sci fi writer.
Anyway congrats again! Impressive knowledge, subbed! おめでとうございます！
congratulations on the dissertation! i start my masters studies in modern japanese literature this fall, i am both nervous and excited! after coming from your reading comprehension video, hoping to add some of these books for my bookshelf!
Thank you! Finished my defence in January so I'm officially done now🤩let me know how your program goes!
朝の家事をひとまず終えて、スマホを開いたところ、ぶんすけさんの動画が流れてきました。お話に釘付けになりました。もう一度、紹介して下さった作品を読んでみます。今読み返すと、味わいが全く違いそうです。ぶんすけさん、ありがとうございました。
Another great video! Thank you so much
Very great video! Just a note, the audio and video sesms slightly out of sync
Yay, my congratulations again!✨
And thanks for reminding about all those authors. Now I also want to go and reread something, maybe Kokoro or Chijin no Ai 🙈
Would love to see more videos like that~ Maybe even not on authors but on some books that you would like to get more recognition.
Great idea! Thanks :)))
He started learning japanese when i was 3 years old 😭
Murakami is claustrophibic to read. But the short stories are ok.
おめでとう御座います🎉 漱石と谷崎は、日本で文豪という呼び方がよくなされます。鷗外もそう言われるかな。この3人くらいが文豪との呼称が最もしっくりくる人達ですね。時代が違うからでしょうが、誰も大江健三郎を文豪とは言わない。春樹さんは一部しか読んでいません。元々そんなに関心ないし。でも、世界の終わりとハードボイルドワンダーランドは若い頃に一度しか読んでいないんですが、未だに内容をかなり鮮明に思い出せるから、僕にとっては名作です。それ以外は、まあ良いや。乱歩が出てきて非常に嬉しいですね。どれか選ぶのは難しいな。最初に読んだのは青銅の魔人です。ジュブナイル版のやつね。それはもう幼少時の原体験として重要なものです。長じて読んで気に入ったのはD坂とか、人間椅子とか、押絵と旅する男とかかな。青空文庫でもかなり読めるし。三島は命売ります、大好きです（それ以外は何も言わないのだ笑）。安部公房は、箱男かな。最後の多和田葉子は、全く知りませんでした。参りました。
congrats on your PhD! complex thinking is what's missing in this world.
I was wondering if you were aware of the work of the Taisho period author Nagatsuka Takashi, who published the novel Earth (aka The Soil) (Tsuchi, 土) in 1912. I've read this fine book in English translation because of the great, classic film of the same name, directed by Uchida Tomu, and released in 1939. The print was missing for many years, but now all but the film's final reel has been recovered. I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Thanks.
I do!! He was a Soseki disciple and Soseki even wrote an ad for 土 back in the day. If you liked that book, there's a whole genre of so-called 農民文学. I think Tyler Walker may have published a book about it. Afraid I've never had the pleasure of seeing the film though.
あなたは他の動画で「一緒に学ぶ。一生学ぶ」と言っていました。
これは日本の武士道の精神です。
私は剣道を38年学んでいます。
そろそろ剣道、つまり剣の道について理解したかと思うとまた０に戻されるような感覚におちいることがあります。
それは常に自分が他者や過去の出来事から学び、さらなる成長という姿勢を持つ者だけに表れる現象だと教わりました。
私や、私の父、祖父または私の息子は42都道府県の県代表にしかなったことのない駄目な剣士ではありますが、あなたは私が尊敬する剣士達のマインドを持つ者と同じ立派な武士です。
今後、さらなる活躍を期待しています
This is an example of baby-level Japanese designed for a foreigner. Japanese don't communicate with each other like this.
At which university is this? I’ve been looking for a Japanese graduate studies program in the Netherlands and I’ve not had much luck in finding something specific to Japanese. Lots of “international” programs but none specifically for Japanese linguistics/pedagogy or Japanese literature.
Leiden offers a Japan Studies program. They have specialists in many disciplines so might be worth checking out!
@@bunsuke.nihongo Thanks for the tip! I’ll definitely check them out. Loving all your content and its rekindling of my language studies!
Can't stand Murakami but one of the earliest books I read in Chinese was 挪威的森林 Norwegian Woods
Do you plan on making a vid on modern German literature?
Currently learning German.
Nope, don't read German (anymore)
There always seems to be an audio sync problem with your videos.
hey thanks for letting me know...i don't know why this keeps happening, and the rendered file seems fine as well...must be something that happens during the upload. Don't really know how to fix this
Yo
Your Japanese sounds way better than Dogen who always sounds so forced and like he has to try so hard to speak correctly.
Oh thank you! I think I heard Dogen talk once about how he records. I think he does seven takes of each line and then picks the best one, but then in the end it might sound a bit artificial because of this. He is very good though...
Reality check: They all sound forced.