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Ueda Akinari

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Ueda Akinari


Born
in Ōsaka, Japan
July 25, 1734

Died
August 08, 1809

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Ueda Akinari or Ueda Shūsei (上田 秋成) was a Japanese author, scholar and waka poet, and a prominent literary figure in 18th century Japan. He was an early writer in the yomihon genre and his two masterpieces, Ugetsu Monogatari ("Tales of Rain and the Moon") and Harusame Monogatari ("Tales of Spring Rain"), are central to the canon of Japanese literature. ...more

Average rating: 3.78 · 3,462 ratings · 344 reviews · 24 distinct worksSimilar authors
Tales of Moonlight and Rain

3.79 avg rating — 2,924 ratings — published 1776 — 77 editions
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Racconti della pioggia di p...

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3.39 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1808 — 6 editions
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Ugetsu monogatari ; Harusam...

4.07 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions
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La Maison dans les roseaux

3.05 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions
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A Serpant's Lust

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Literatura Fantastica De Te...

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La carpa de mis sueños

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Tandai Shoshin Roku

3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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El caldero de Kibitsu

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Ueda Akinari shu

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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“In friendship, bond not with a shallow man.”
Ueda Akinari, Tales of Moonlight and Rain

“The moon glows on the river, wind rustles the pines.
Long night clear evening--what are they for?”
Ueda Akinari, Tales of Moonlight and Rain

“Without a constant livelihood, there will be no constant heart.”
Ueda Akinari, Tales of Moonlight and Rain

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