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Japanese literature, in spite of its beauty and riches, is as yet inadequately known in the West.
The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
I have read The Tale of Genji, but cannot understand why it's much talked of as the greatest Japanese literature.