Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Are there any Paulo Coelho or Antoine de Saint-Exupery type famous writers in Japan?

Question:


I would like to read such type of books in Japanese (by Japanese authors). Are there any writers like the mentioned above?

Answer:


Shuntarou Tanikawa came to my mind. (I know only Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
He's a poet and writer. I remember one of his poems was being introduced in our school (Modern Japanese) text book.
His translation work is also famous. (Mother Goose, Penuts -Snoopy- sequels, etc.)
http://wordswithoutborders.org/dispatche…

"Morning Relay" (used in a TV CM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c3jnH3R6…

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