What to Read After The Tale of Genji
Readers who loved The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Tale of Genji 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 Tale of Genji
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
Wild Geese
The Gossamer Years =
Kappa
Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European)
The narrow road to the Deep North, and other travel sketches
Gilead
The Doll's House
No Country for Old Men
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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The Scarlet Letter
Romeo and Juliet
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Jane Eyre
Animal Farm
Eleanor & Park
Never Let Me Go
Frankenstein
Sense and Sensibility
The Road
Anne of Green Gables
Brave New World
Wuthering Heights