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He gave a series of lectures on Japanese literature at UCLA.
There is no point in trying to introduce Japanese literature to him.
Japanese literature, in spite of its beauty and riches, is as yet inadequately known in the West.
6. にほんご日本語のむずかしさが、ひとにぎり一握りのがいこくじん外国人をのぞいて除いてすべてのがいこくじん外国人が、げんご原語でにっぽんぶんがく日本文学にちかづく近づくのをさまたげている妨げている。
The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.
7. わたくし私はがっこう学校でにっぽんぶんがく日本文学のえいごやく英語訳、とくに特にそうせき漱石のきごう『わがはい吾輩はねこ猫であるきごう』やきごう『こころ心きごう』、あくたがわ芥川のきごう『はな鼻きごう』やきごう『かっぱ河童きごう』をたのしく楽しくよんだ読んだ。
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.