Folkestone. Global Oriental Ltd, 2007. xviii + 235pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket. Introduces the concepts of naturalization and naturalized modernity and uses them as tools for understanding the way modernity has been experienced and portrayed in Japanese literature since the end of the Second World War. Special emphasis is given to..... More
Tokyo. Kodansha International. 2006. Foreword by Ruth Ozeki. 237pp, dustjacket. This book showcases original, thoughtful and cutting-edge fiction from Japanese women writers today. These short stories explore the issue of female identity in a rapidly changing society, where women have unprecedented sexual and economic freedom. Publisher's description. When referring to..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle Publishing. 2019. 25 black and white woodblock prints, 512pp. Paperback. "Modern Japanese Short Stories is a remarkable collection of Japanese stories from the pioneers of contemporary Japanese literature. This volume's twenty-five stories, by as many authors, display a wide range of style and subject matter - offering a...... More
London. Joffe Books. 2021. 252pp. Paperback. "Kamiya Jun is a teenage war orphan from the lost Japanese colony of Karafuto. He is smuggled to the mainland on a fishing boat. Captured by the police, he is handed over to the occupation forces, and finds himself unwillingly recruited to work in..... More
London. Harvill Secker. 2022. 208pp, hardback in dustjacket. "A unique look into the mind of a master storyteller. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins..... More
Brisbane. Interactive Press. 2020. Black and white photographic illustrations, 197pp, paperback, signed by the author. Saeko Ogi is a tanka poet and tanka translator. Born in Tokyo, Saeko has lived in Canberra since 1972. She is a member of the Araragi-ha Tanka Society in Japan since 2003 and facilitator of..... More
Honolulu. University of Hawaii Press. 2010. Black and white illustrations, viii + 165 pages, index. Paperback. "Pierre Loti's novel "Madame Chrysantheme" (1888) enjoyed great popularity during the author's lifetime, served as a source of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly, and remains in print to this day as a classic in Western..... More
Paris. Les Indes Savantes. 2004. Text in French. 145pp, bibliography, index, paperback. When referring to this item please quote stockid 89896. More