Five Modern Japanese Novelists

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Donald Keene

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A superb introduction to modern Japanese fiction as well as a memoir of Keene's love affair with Japanese literature, this volume consists of chapters on: Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, Ryotaro Shiba, and Kobo Abe. Each chapter opens with a vignette describing Keene's personal encounters with these writers, blending autobiographical observations with literary and cultural analysis.

Author Biography:

Donald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. He is the author of more than thirty books on Japanese literature and history.

Release date Australia

June 22nd, 2005

Author

Donald Keene

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

144

Dimensions

216x145x9

ISBN-13

9780231126113

Product ID

2431716

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