Foundational Asian Literature (18 books)

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Collection of books written by East-Asian authors and those within the Sinosphere, begun as an effort to broaden a Westerners' knowledge an awareness of the rich literary traditions of Asia.

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1		The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu 3.72 avg rating — 15,108 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Japanese No Dramas by Royall Tyler (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Diary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu 3.79 avg rating — 2,226 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets by Qu Yuan 4.07 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Bashō 4.01 avg rating — 6,671 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams by Lady Sarashina 3.87 avg rating — 1,327 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon 4.02 avg rating — 10,393 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Penguin Book of Haiku by Adam L. Kern (Translator) 3.70 avg rating — 227 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu 4.29 avg rating — 186,003 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Mencius by Mencius 3.85 avg rating — 1,993 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Tales of Ise by Anonymous 3.89 avg rating — 743 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each by Fujiwara no Teika 4.13 avg rating — 1,155 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		The Analects by Confucius 3.80 avg rating — 24,539 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Book of Master Mo by Mozi 3.70 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Book of Chuang Tzu by Zhuangzi 4.35 avg rating — 3,397 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho by Matsuo Bashō 4.19 avg rating — 2,121 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Li Po and Tu Fu: Poems by Li Po 4.09 avg rating — 610 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Penguin Book of Japanese Verse by Anthony Thwaite (editor) 4.02 avg rating — 238 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 2 voters · list created June 26th, 2020 by Taylor Suter (votes) .

Tags: asia, asian-classics, asian-literature, asian-novels, asian-poetry, east-asian-literature

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