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Teaching Postwar Japanese Fiction
As Japan moved from the devastation of 1945 to the economic security that survived even the boom and bust of the 1980s and 1990s, its literature came to embrace new subjects and styles and to reflect on the nation's changing relationship to other Asian countries and to the West. This volume will help instructors introduce students to novels, short stories, and manga that confront postwar Japanese experiences, including the suffering caused by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the echoes of Japan's colonialism and imperialism, new ways of thinking about Japanese identity and about minorities such as the zainichi Koreans, changes in family structures, and environmental disasters. Essays provide context for understanding the particularity of postwar Japanese literature, its place in world literature, and its connections to the Japanese past.
359 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 17, 2023
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February 7, 2023
I did not read all of the chapters in this book, partly because I focused on those that were about authors I knew such as Murakami, Kawabata, and Mishima. Otherwise, I also gathered a lot of interesting information about Banana Yoshimoto and other authors that I would now like to explore further.
Non ho letto tutti i capitoli di questo libro, anche perché mi sono concentrata su quelli che riguardavano gli autori che conoscevo come Murakami, Kawabata e Mishima. Per il resto ho raccolto una serie di informazioni interessanti anche su Banana Yoshimoto e altri autori che vorrei ora approfondire.
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
Non ho letto tutti i capitoli di questo libro, anche perché mi sono concentrata su quelli che riguardavano gli autori che conoscevo come Murakami, Kawabata e Mishima. Per il resto ho raccolto una serie di informazioni interessanti anche su Banana Yoshimoto e altri autori che vorrei ora approfondire.
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
Displaying 1 of 1 review