Haruo Shirane

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  • Bibliography:
    3 Books
  • First Book:
    July 2006
  • Latest Book:
    July 2008
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Book List in Order: 3 titles

  • The Tales of the Heike

    The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid...

  • Early Modern Japanese Literature

    This abridged edition of Haruo Shirane's popular anthology, Early Modern Japanese Literature, retains the essential texts that have made the original volume such a valuable resource. The book introduces English-speaking readers to prose fiction genre...

  • Envisioning The Tale of Genji

    Bringing together scholars from across the world, Haruo Shirane presents a fascinating portrait of The Tale of Genji's reception and reproduction over the past thousand years. The essays examine the canonization of the work from the late Heian throug...



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Haruo Shirane has published 3 books.

Haruo Shirane does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Envisioning The Tale of Genji, was published in July 2008.

The first book by Haruo Shirane, The Tales of the Heike, was published in July 2006.

No. Haruo Shirane does not write books in series.
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