The world of Japanese fiction

Shikibu Murasaki. The tale of Genji (Genji monogatari, eleventh century).--Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari, thirteenth century).--Ihara, S. Five women who chose love (Koshoku gonin onna, 1686).--Mori, O. The wild geese (Gan, 1911).--Akutagawa, R. "The hell screen" ("Jigokuhen," 1918).--Yokomitsu, R. "Machine" ("Kikai," 1930).--Sakaguchi, A. "The idiot" ("Hakuchi," 1946).--Dazai, O. "The courtesy call" ("Shinyu kokan," 1946).--Kawabata, Y. "The moon on the water" ("Suigetsu," 1953).--Mishima, Y. "The priest of Shiga Temple and his love" ("Shigadera shonin no koi," 1954).--Tanizaki, J. "The bridge of dreams" ("Yume no ukihashi," 1959)