NOTABLE LITERARY PIECES

NOTABLE LITERARY PIECES

The Tale of Kieu

  1. Written by Nguyen Du. This Vietnamese poem that recounts the life of a beautiful young woman who has to sacrifice herself to save her family.

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

  1. Written by Kimitake Hiraoka. It is a Japanese novel based on the burning of the reliquary of Kinkaku-Ji by a young Buddhist assistant in 1950.

The Ocean to the Youth

  1. Written by Choe Nam Seon. It is a Korean poem that aims to produce cultural reform and modern knowledge about the world to the youth.

Red Sorghum

  1. Written by Mo Yan. It is a Chinese novel that relates the story of a family in a rural area in Shandong Province during a turbulent time.

The Ballad of the Army Cats

  1. Written by Du Fu. It is a Chinese poem that talks about conscription-with hidden satire that speaks of the noticeable luxury of the court.

Jamila

  1. Written by Chingiz Aytmatov. It is a Russian novel that recounts a story of a sister-in-law and a local crippled young man.

Rashomon

  1. Written by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. It is a Japanese short story that recounts the encounter between a servant and an old woman in the dilapidated place where unclaimed corpses were sometimes dumped.

Abqariyat Series

  1. Written by Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad. It is an Egyptian book compilation that covers the life of the seven most important Sahabahor the disciples and followers of Muhammad.

The Heartless

  1. Written by Yi Kwang-su. It is a Korean novel that describes the Korean’s conflict between social realities and traditional ideals.

The Conservationist

  1. Written by Nadine Gordimer. It is an African novel which is a character study of a successful South African industrial executive.

Chaka

  1. Written by Thomas Mofolo. It is a historical African novel about the story of the rise and fall of the Zulu king Shaka.

Things Fall Apart

  1. Written by Chinua Achebe. It is an African novel that concerns the traditional Igbo life at the time of the advent of missionaries and the colonial government in his homeland.

Abay

  1. Written by Mukhtar Auez-uli. It is Kazakh novel that is based on the life and poetry of Kunanbay-uli.

T’oji (The Land)

  1. Written by Pak Kyongni. This is a Korean epic novel that chronicles the violent Korean History from 1897 to 1945.

Alone and Drinking Under the Moon

  1. Written by Li Po. It is a Chinese poem that deals with the ancient social custom of drinking.