Japan
Cards (13)
- What is the primary theme of "The Tale of Genji"?
- Which of Haruki Murakami's literary pieces won him the Gunzou Literature Prize?
- Which of the following literary pieces written by Haruki Murakami' is basically about a love triangle?
- Which of Yukio Mishima's novels explores themes of homosexuality and adolescent alienation?
- Which of the following of Yukio Mishima's literary works tells the story of a troubled monk who sets Kyoto's famous Kinkaku-ji on fire because he, the monk, himself can never attain beauty such the Kinkaku-ji?
- Which famous Japanese literary piece depicts the conflict between the Taira house and the Minamoto house, the Genpei War?
- What is the English title of Mishima's famous tetralogy, originally published in Japanese as "Hojo no Umi"? It was also his last work.
- In 2000, The Guardian referred to him as being “among the world’s greatest living novelists”.
- is a short story by Haruki Murakami about an elephant that is relocated from a zoo to a suburb outside of Tokyo. The elephant and its caretaker mysteriously vanish and are never heard from again.
- The dark themes of death and obsessions with purity and patriotism found in
- is a four-part epic novel by Mishima Yukio, published in Japanese in 1965–1970 as Hōjō no umi and widely regarded as his most lasting achievement.
- concentrates on romantic life and describes the customs of the aristocratic society of the time. It may be Japan's first novel, the first psychological novel, and the first novel still to be considered a classic particularly in the context of Japanese literature.
- Who is the author of I am a Cat