Asian literature 1

LITERATURE

1. Asian literature Group 4

2. Literature in the Eastern hemisphere chronicles the history of civilizations spanning thousands of years. As religion, war, and politics shaped Asian societies, literature prospered to mirror these developements. As children of this contenent, we need to appreciate the literary outputs of our Asian neighbors.

3. In modern times, Chinese writers have remained prolific. Though the social impact of literature may be as monumental as it was in the past, the chinese literary tradition is nevertheless prosperous. Notable names include Mo Yan, a fictionist who won the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature. Remarkable too were the novels of Yu Hua, Wang Shuo and Shi Tiesheng; and the stories of Gao Xiaosheng, Wang Zengqi, and Zhang Chenzhi.

4. China One of the world’s cradles of civilization, has had an unbroken literary tradition that started back in the 14th century Bce. It has retained its reputation of keeping the fundamentals of its identity intact. The finest era Chinese literature was the Tang dynasty (618-907), when poets like Tu Fu, Li Po, and Wang Wei created landmark works unrivalled elsewhere in the world.

5. Ever since the Meiji Restoration in 19th century, Western influences have permeated Japanese literature. Manifestations of this include the pioneering of modern Japanese novels, translation of poetry from the west, and reinventions of traditional Japanese poetic forms like the tanka and the haiku. In the genre of drama, playwrights like Abe Kobo and Mishima Yukio became notable for creating world-renowed works.

6. Japan a close neighbor of china, also has a rich literary history. It influenced by Chinese language and Chinese literature. This includes the world- renowned poetic genre known as the Haiku and the diverse forms of theater such as the Noh and the Kabuki. Japanese literture reflects the traditional Japanese cultural identity.

7. The Korean War, which led to the creation of North Korea and South Korea, has created an indelible mark on Korean literature. Themes of alienation, conscience, and disintegration have been present in Korean works since the 1950s. Self-identity has also become a strong theme in Korean literature, such as poems, novels, and plays, well into the 20th century.

8. korea China’s cultural dominance in the region became even more evident when Korean poets wrote poetry in Classical Chinese as early as 4th century CE. 15th century that the Koreans developed Hangul, their distinct writing system that gave birth to a new wave of Korean literature.

9. India gained independence in the 20th century, but the impact of colonial rule countinued to manifest through the endurance of the English language, and the emergence of postcolonial text. Several Indian writers became highly accomplished, internationally acclaimed names. These include Rabindranath Tagore ( a Nobel Prize Winner ), Prem Chand, Raja Rao, and R.K. Narayan.

10. It is the clear cultural giant. Roots of indian literature may be traced to the hall mark Hindu writings, such as the Veda, the Brahmanas, and the Upanishads . The Veda was written in the Sanskrit language, which first gave birth to literary works as early as 1500 BCE. The oral tradition of India had its origins in antiquity, written literature appeared in India much, much later – around the 16th century, in fact. British colonization of subsequent centuries meant that English literature would emerge as a key Influence that pervades up to the present day. India

11. Central asia Has different literary flavor. This time political in culture, were the tsarist and Soviet regimes that emanated from what is now Russia. Parts of the region include Afghanistan, kazakshtan, Turkmenista, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Tibet, and Nepal.

12. Russian influence continued to have a stronghold on literature from Central Asia. During the era of the Soviet Union, Abdullah Qadirly produced pioneering novels in the Uzbek language and Mukhtar Auez-uli became a noteworthy writer in Kazakh. In the 20th century, Chingiz Aytmatov became a successful writer in the Russian language

13. Arabic tradition Islam, a foundation of culture in the area, was an essential component. Literature in the Arabic language, it began to influence cultures that Arabian people came into contatc with. These include the persian, Byzantine, and Andalusian traditions. The European civilizations came to emulate Arabic literature, in the Middle Ages

14. The issue of freedom of expression has become problematic for Arabic writers in the 21st century. Another pressing concern is the tension between religious and secular movements, a conflict that also impacts the way that Arabic writers prouduce their texts.

15. Southeast aisa The literary tradition of the Philippines has been explored extensively in other parts of this book. In Burma, literature has been heavily influenced by the Buddhist, Thai, and English cultures. Thailand itself experienced two golden eras of literature: During the era of King Narai (657-1688) During the rule of King Rama II (1809-1824) Malaysia and Indonesia, their literary traditions in large part to the Sanskrit language and the Islam culture

16. Colonial and postcolonial experiences were evident in Burmese works in the 20th century, these themes are still dominant. In thailand, the influenced of Western Literature became truly pronounced after the country came into contact with the West during World War II. Writers in Malaysia and Indonesia developed very distinct voices when the new Malay and Indonesian languages were born.

17. ChinEse Writers

18. Mo yan Mo dern Chinese author, in the western world most known for his novel  Red Sorghum  (which was turned into a movie by the same title). Often described as the Chinese Franz Kafka or Joseph Heller. Mo Yan  ( 莫言 ) is a pen name and means  don't speak . His real name is Guan Moye (simplified Chinese: 管谟业 ; traditional Chinese: 管謨業 ; pinyin: Guǎn Móyè). He has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 for his work which "with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary". Among the works highlighted by the Nobel judges were  Red Sorghum  (1987) and  Big Breasts & Wide Hips  (2004), as well as  The Garlic Ballads .

19. Yu hua  is a  Chinese  author, born April 3, 1960 in  Hangzhou ,  Zhejiang  province. Shortly after his debut as a fiction writer in 1983. Yu Hua was regarded as a promising  avant-garde  or post-New Wave writer. [2]  Many critics also regard him as a champion for Chinese meta-fictional or postmodernist writing. When his writing style changed towards a more “psychologized” narrative in the 1990s and experimented with more chaotic themes like in  Brothers ,  Yu Hua received strong criticism from critics and readers.

20. Wang shuo is a Chinese  author ,  director ,  actor , and cultural icon. He has written over 20 novels, television series and movies. His work has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, French, English, Italian, and many other languages. He has enormous cultural status in China and has become a nationally celebrated author.

21. Shi tiesheng was a Chinese novelist, known for his story which was the basis of the film  Life on a String . The  China Daily  stated regarding his essay about the park near where he lived, "Many critics have considered  I and the Temple of Earth  ( zh: 我与地坛 ) as one of the best Chinese prose essays of the 20th century."

22. Japanese writers

23. Abe kobo pen name of  Kimifusa Abe  ( 安部 公房   Abe Kimifusa , March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993), was a  Japanese writer , playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to  Franz Kafka  and  Alberto Moravia for his  modernist  sensibilities and his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society.

24. Mishima yukio a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, film director, nationalist, and founder of the  Tatenokai . Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century. He was considered for the  Nobel Prize in Literature  in 1968, but the award went to his countryman  Yasunari Kawabata His works include the novels  Confessions of a Mask  and  The Temple of the Golden Pavilion , and the autobiographical essay  Sun and Steel . His  avant-garde  work displayed a blending of modern and traditional aesthetics that broke cultural boundaries, with a focus on sexuality, death, and political change. [2]

25. Indian writers

26. Prem chand was an Indian writer famous for his modern  Hindi-Urdu  literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the  Indian subcontinent , [3]  and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century.

27. Raja rao was an Indian writer of English-language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in  Metaphysics . 

28. R.k. narayan was an Indian writer known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of  Malgudi . He was a leading author of early  Indian literature in English  along with  Mulk Raj Anand and  Raja Rao .

29. Central asia writers

30. Chingiz aytmatov was a  Soviet  and Kyrgyz author who wrote in both  Russian  and  Kyrgyz . He is one of the best known figures in  Kyrgyzstan 's literature.