What to Read After The diary of Lady Murasaki
Readers who loved The diary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The diary of Lady Murasaki is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after The diary of Lady Murasaki
Geisha
Geisha
The world of the shining prince
Women of the Pleasure Quarters
Autobiography of a Geisha
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
Kimono
Madame Sadayakko
Geisha
The pillow book
Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan
In a Japanese house
Seven Japanese tales
Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European)
Four major plays of Chikamatsu
The Japanese chronicles
Masks
The fire kimono
Kokoro
Dogs and Demons
waiting years
After the banquet
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Rashomon and other stories