#like the only reason i even know anything about jpn literature is i got my minor in jpn so i read some stuff but WOWWWWW there's a wORLD.

[revasserium]

the unofficial ultimate bungo stray dogs reading list

this is mainly for myself bc i rly do want to read most if not all of these and i'm sure it's already been done by someone somewhere. but, i thought why not post it lmao; most if not all of these can be found on anna's archive, z-library, or project gutenberg! (also, consider buying from your local bookstore!) for those that are a bit harder to find, i've included links, though some are from j-stor and would require login to access.

detective agency:

osamu dazai:

no longer human (novel)

the setting sun (novel)

nakajima atsushi:

the moon over the mountain: stories (short story collection)

light, wind and dreams (short story)

fukuzawa yukichi:

an encouragement of learning (17 volume collections of writings)

all the countries of the world, for children written in verse (textbook)

yosano akiko:

kimi shinitamou koto nakare (poem)

midaregami (poetry collection)

edogawa ranpo:

the boy detectives club (book series)

japanese tales of mystery and imagination (short story collection)

the early cases of akechi kogoro (novel)

kunikida doppo:

river mist and other stories (short story collection)

izumi kyouka:

demon lake (play)

spirits of another sort: the plays of izumi kyoka (play collection)

tanizaki junichirou:

the makioka sisters (novel)

the red roof and other stories (short story collection)

miyazawa kenji:

ame ni mo makezu; be not defeated by the rain (poem)

night on the galactic railroad (novel)

strong in the rain (poetry collection)

port mafia:

mori ougai:

vita sexualis (novel)

the dancing girl (novel)

nakahara chuuya:

poems of nakahara chuya (poetry collection)

akutagawa ryuunosuke:

rashoumon (short story)

the spider's thread (short story)

rashoumon and other stories (short story collection)

ozaki kyouyou:

the gold demon (novel)

higuchi ichiyou:

in the shade of spring leaves (biography and short stories)

hirotsu ryuurou:

falling camellia (novel)

tachihara michizou:

in mourning for the summer (poem)

midwinter momento (poem)

from the country of eight islands: an anthology of japanese poetry (poetry collection)

kajii motojirou:

lemon (short story)

yumeno kyuusaku:

dogra magra (novel)

oda sakunosuke:

flawless/immaculate (short story)

sakaguchi ango:

darakuron (essay)

the guild:

f. scott fitzgerald:

the great gatsby (novel)

the beautiful and the damned (novel)

edgar allen poe:

the raven (poem)

the black cat (short story)

the murders in the rue morgue (short story)

herman melville:

moby dick (novel)

h.p. lovecraft:

the call of cthulhu (short story)

the shadow out of time (novella)

john steinbeck:

the grapes of wrath (novel)

of mice and men (novel)

lucy maud montgomery:

anne of green gables (novel)

the blue castle (novel)

chronicles of avonlea (short story collection)

louisa may alcott:

little women (novel)

the brownie and the princess (short story collection)

margaret mitchell:

gone with the wind (novel)

mark twain:

the adventures of tom sawyer (novel)

adventures of huckleberry finn (novel)

nathaniel hawthorn:

the scarlet letter (novel)

rats in the house of the dead:

fyodor dostoevsky:

crime and punishment (novel)

the brothers karamozov (novel)

notes from the underground (short story collection)

alexander pushkin:

eugene onegin (novel)

a feast in time of plague (play)

ivan goncharov:

the precipice (novel)

oguri mushitarou:

the perfect crime (novel)

decay of the angel:

fukuchi ouchi:

the mirror lion, a spring diversion (kabuki play)

bram stoker:

dracula (novel)

dracula's guest and other weird stories (short story collection)

nikolai gogol:

the overcoat (short story)

dead souls (novel)

hunting dogs: (i must caveat here that the hunting dogs are named after much more comparatively obscure jpn writers/playwrights so i was unable to find a lot of the specific pieces actually mentioned; but i still wanted to include them on the list because well -- it wouldn't be a bsd list without them)

okura teruko:

gasp of the soul (short story; i wasn't able to find an english translation)

devil woman (short story)

jouno saigiku:

priceless tears (kabuki play; no translation but at least we have a summary)

suehiro tetchou:

setchuubai/a political novel: plum blossoms in snow (novel)

division for unusual powers:

taneda santouka:

the santoka: versions by scott watson (poetry collection)

tsujimura mizuki:

lonely castle in the mirror (novel)

yesterday's shadow tag (short story collection; i was unable to find a translation)

order of the clock tower:

agatha christie:

and then there were none (novel)

murder on the orient express (novel)

she is the best selling fiction writer of all time there's too much to list here

mimic:

andre gide:

strait is the gate (novel)

trascendents:

arthur rimbaud:

illuminations (poetry collection)

the drunken boat (poem)

a season in hell (prose poem)

johann von goethe:

faust

the sorrows of young werther

paul verlaine:

clair de lune (poem, yes it did inspire the debussy piece, yes)

poems under saturn (poetry collection)

victor hugo:

the hunchback of notre-dame (novel)

les miserables (novel)

william shakespeare:

romeo and juliet (play)

a midsummer nights' dream (play)

sonnets (poetry collection)

the seven traitors:

jules verne:

around the world in 80 days (novel)

journey to the center of the earth (novel)

twenty thousand leagues under the seas (novel)

other:

natsume souseki:

i am a cat (novel)

kokoro (novel)

botchan (novel)

h.g. wells:

the time machine (novella)

the invisible man (novel)

the war of the worlds (novel)

shibusawa tatsuhiko:

the travels of prince takaoka (novel; unable to find translation)

dr. mary wollstonecraft godwin shelley

frankenstein (novel)

#bungo stray dogs #bsd #literature #dark academia #reading list #academia #i'm sure there's people i've missed but i did my best LOL #this also really throws into a stark contrast how relatively un-worldly american literary curriculums really are #obviously; it makes vague sense to focus american literary schooling on the western 'canon' bc so much of the english language #is influenced by it and the 'culture' is more touched by it but HOLY SHIT does it just... astound me #how uneducated i am on even east asian literature (from wheremst i technically hail!!!) #i know like.... maybe 3?? 4??? chinese writers off cuff??? #like the only reason i even know anything about jpn literature is i got my minor in jpn so i read some stuff but WOWWWWW there's a wORLD. #the fact that i knew not a SINGLE work by most of these jpn writers but as soon as we got to the guild members #i didn't even have to fucking google/wiki -- i just KNEW off the top of my head #kinda fucked up tbh;;;; #anyway this list is massive but i think at least dipping my foot into some of the poems/short stories will be fun

[kittodekiru]

rules of the game: answer these questions, and tag 10 blogs you’d like to know better! i was tagged by @anteiquinx (thank you i am blessed)~

nickname(s): alle, phoe, nezumi (in select circles... i was using it as an in-game name and it stuck whoops)

zodiac: holds up a sign that says ‘world’s worst capricorn’

height: 5′10″ / 177-ish cm

time: 8:09 pm

favorite band/artist: lots!!!!!! aimer, owl city, kenn, thriving ivory/midnight cinema, re:vale, mezzo”, literally anything on the magic-kyun! soundtrack, the killers, sara bareilles, lin-manuel miranda, etc.......

song stuck in my head: hanabira-tachi no march (aimer).............. so much so that i am........ literally drawing a comic for it right now............ my hand hurts..................;;

last movie i saw: godzilla: king of the monsters i think...?? my thoughts on it basically amount to “mothra pretty”

last thing i googled: uhhh banri ogami. googled it like 5 times today for refs beCAUSE I KEEP CLOSING THE TAB LIKE AN IDIOT

other blogs: nothing of note really, i only ever update this one. i’m pretty active on twitter though @ eienseiriron!!!! someone please tell me how i got that handle so long after the song was released i’m worried someone died for this

do i get asks?: unless someone was for some reason remembering magic-kyun! renaissance? not really lol i’ve had a good number of ppl come into my inbox talking about magic-kyun! ,,,, all my uwus to you all, you know who you are

why this username?: i can and would give my life for kohana aigasaki’s happiness

following: 252

average amount of sleep: trying to nail down an average for this is ....... tough i gotta be real, my sleep is not scheduled it’s just whatever i feel like getting lol but since i’m really good on little sleep i regularly push my limits

lucky number: 7, 13!!!!, any combo of 4+5 rlly (thx mezzo)

what am i wearing: pikachu shirt that says “recharging...” (cute,,,), black skirt, socks, my drawing glove (i’m taking a break from inking by filling this out)

dream job: book editor i guess? for novels? i think i’d like that a lot,,,

dream trips: i wanna go back to coooollooooorrradddddo cries. or go back to nyc. also uh. literally anywhere that’s not the us. i wanna see someplace that isn’t this country goddammit !!!!!

favorite food: mangoes, s’mores, most fruits tbh

instruments i play: i played piano for a really long time and i still know how to get around it mostly!!!

eye color: blue-gray

hair color: brown

aesthetic: rarepairs, literature, and loving my friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

language(s) i speak: only english. someday i wanna learn a ton more though...!!!! asl, jpn, spanish? literally all of them. name a language, i probably wanna learn it or have interest in learning it

most iconic song: silver sky re:vale, hands down

random fact: i can name every pokemon by appearance. yes even the new ones. once they’re there, you can’t take them

tagging (only if you so wish!) @just-a-space-duck @katrinamaeart @qtiehwalls@nerdwingblogs @colinmacv3 @the-rose-owl

#reblog memes #friends #thanks so much for the tag yazu!!!!!