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This book explores one of the crucial themes in postwar Japanese fiction. Through an examination of the work of a number of prominent twentieth century Japanese writers, the book analyses the meaning of the body in postwar Japanese discourse, the gender constructions of the imagery of the body and the implications for our understanding of individual and national identity. This book will be of interest to all students of modern Japanese literature.
Human body in literature. --- Japanese fiction --- Body, Human, in literature --- Human figure in literature --- History and criticism.
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Yoko Tawada: Voices from Everywhere is the first English-language volume of criticism dedicated to the work of Yoko Tawada, one of the most highly acclaimed writers of her generation. Tawada has garnered numerous accolades and prizes-such as the Akutagawa Prize for Literature (Japan) and the Goethe medal (Germany) - and was featured in a presidential panel at the 2006 Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference, organized by MLA president Marjorie Pertoff, who has contributed a foreword to this volume.
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Literary Mischief brings renewed focus to the work of Sakaguchi Ango one of the most creative and stimulating thinkers of postwar Japan. The essays and translations included get at the heart of the most volatile issues of culture, ideology, and philosophy of postwar Japan.
War and literature. --- Literature and war --- Literature --- Sakaguchi, Ango, --- Sakaguchi, Heigo, --- 坂口安吾, --- 坂口炳吾, --- Criticism and interpretation.
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