Compare and Contrast Japanese Literary Works

Compare and contrast Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu with one of the six novels below. JUST CHOOSE ONE NOVEL and compare and contrast with Tale of Genji! Kawabata, Yasunari, Old Capital (Counterpoint, 2006)Kawakami, Hiromi, Strange Weather in Tokyo (Counterpoint, 2017) Natsume, Sōseki, Kokoro(Penguin, 2010)Ōe, Kenzaburō, A Personal Matter (Grove Press, 1994)Ogawa, Yōko, The Housekeeper and the Professor (Picador, 2009)Tanizaki, Jun’ichirō, Naomi (Vintage, 2001)Tale of Genji was written pre 1900 and all of these six novels were written after 1900. What do modern writers share in common with pre-modern writers, such as existential concern over the precarity of life (and death), the tragicomic aspects of love and relationships, the fickleness of fate, or the beauty of both nature and man-made products like clothing, poems, architecture, etc.? You can write about the differences and similarities of themes, plots, characters, writing techniques and styles, and other aspects of these literary works as you see fit.