#literature

A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies. ↗

— Stan Sakai

#done #folklore #i #inspired #japanese

There's a long history of anthropomorphic animals in Japanese literature. The so-called 'funny animal scrolls' were the first narratives in Japanese history, and the heroes of many folk tales have animals as their companions. ↗

— Stan Sakai

#companions #first #folk #funny #heroes

I write for the beauty of the printed word" from PREFACE to BIPOLAR BUFFALO ↗

— Anthony Antek

#literature #relationships #social-science #beauty

In trying to be perfect, He perfected the art of anonymity, Became imperceptible And arrived nowhere from nowhere. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#art #dejan-stojanovic #imperceptibility #imperceptible #literature