| Japanese Writers and the West 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Okada, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349410101 ISBN-13: 9781349410101 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 895.609 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book concludes Sumie Okada's trilogy concerning cultural relationships between Japan and the West. This volume discusses six Japanese authors (Soseki, Mishima, Akiko Yosano, Hiroshi Yosano, Endo and Murakami), analysing the encounter between their traditional Japanese group-consciousness and western individualism. It also covers Endo's student days in Lyon, and his relationship with the humanist Fran oise Pastre, appending a moving account by her sister Genevi ve. |