Five Modern Japanese Novelists |
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Author:
| Keene, Donald |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-12610-6 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $157.95 |
Book Description:
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A superb introduction to modern Japanese fiction as well as a memoir of his own love affair with Japanese literature and culture, this volume consists of chapters on five modern Japanese novelists whom Donald Keene knew personally: Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Shiba Ryotaro, and Abe Kobo. Each chapter opens with a vignette describing Keene's personal encounters with these famous men, blending his autobiographical observations with literary and cultural analysis.
A superb introduction to modern Japanese fiction as well as a memoir of his own love affair with Japanese literature and culture, this volume consists of chapters on five modern Japanese novelists whom Donald Keene knew personally: Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Shiba Ryotaro, and Abe Kobo. Each chapter opens with a vignette describing Keene's personal encounters with these famous men, blending his autobiographical observations with literary and cultural analysis.