优秀作品有成百上千本，但比如《源氏物语》（经典）、《名人》（The Master of Go，喜欢围棋的话必看神作）、《寄物柜婴儿》（Coin Locker Babies，村上龙 > 村上春树）、桐野夏生的《OUT》（Out）。
There are hundreds of great ones, but Tale of Genji (classic), The Master of Go (amazing if you like the board game Go), Coin Locker Babies (Ryu Murkami > Haruki Murkami), Out by Natsuo Kirino.
…contemporary America literature and culture." Haruki Murakami has lots of obsessive fans, but he has had almost zero influence on Japanese literature or culture because nobody other than his rabid fans cares about his writing. > Japan’s current literary and cultural scene takes in “light novels”, brisk narratives that lean heavily on sentimentality and romance and often feature visuals drawn from manga-style aesthetics,…
…is very different as well with most of these novels not having a true setting > rising action > climax > falling action style plot like American literature tends to have. The books often just end without much resolution at all. Probably the biggest reason I've been reading them though is that I'm just tired of "young adult" books that have so much popularity here in America. It's like a tag you can throw…
我很喜欢桐野夏生的《OUT》（Out）。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_(novel)
I enjoyed "Out" by Natsuo Kirino. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_(novel)
优秀作品有成百上千本，但比如《源氏物语》（经典）、《名人》（The Master of Go，喜欢围棋的话必看神作）、《寄物柜婴儿》（Coin Locker Babies，村上龙 > 村上春树）、桐野夏生的《OUT》（Out）。
There are hundreds of great ones, but Tale of Genji (classic), The Master of Go (amazing if you like the board game Go), Coin Locker Babies (Ryu Murkami > Haruki Murkami), Out by Natsuo Kirino.
……当代美国文学与文化。”村上春树有一大帮狂热粉丝，但他对日本文学或文化的影响几乎为零，因为除了他的死忠粉，根本没人把他的作品当回事。> “日本当下的文学和文化圈容纳了‘轻小说’（light novels），这类节奏明快的叙事极其偏向感伤主义与浪漫言情，通常还带有源自漫画风格美学的视觉元素……”
…contemporary America literature and culture." Haruki Murakami has lots of obsessive fans, but he has had almost zero influence on Japanese literature or culture because nobody other than his rabid fans cares about his writing. > Japan’s current literary and cultural scene takes in “light novels”, brisk narratives that lean heavily on sentimentality and romance and often feature visuals drawn from manga-style aesthetics,…
……也大不相同，这类小说大多数都没有美国文学惯常的那种“背景铺垫 > 发展递进 > 高潮 > 回落收尾”式情节结构。这些书往往没有任何交代就草草收尾。不过我读它们最大的原因，可能纯粹是我受够了在美国大行其道的那些“青少年”（young adult）小说。那就像个随处可贴的标签……
…is very different as well with most of these novels not having a true setting > rising action > climax > falling action style plot like American literature tends to have. The books often just end without much resolution at all. Probably the biggest reason I've been reading them though is that I'm just tired of "young adult" books that have so much popularity here in America. It's like a tag you can throw…