The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0192123343 ISBN 13: 9780192123343

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 1997

Riassunto

This collection of short stories spans the whole of Japan's modern era from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Beginning with the first writings to assimilate and rework Western literary traditions, through the flourishing of the short story genre in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the Taisho era, to the new breed of writers produced under the constraints of literary censorship, and the current writings reflecting the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the development of the Japanese short story. Various indigenous traditions, in addition to those drawn from the West, recur throughout the stories - stories of the self, of the Water Trade (Tokyo's nightlife of geishas and prostitutes), of social comment, love and obsession, legends and fairytales. This collection includes the work of two Nobel prize-winners: Kawabata and Oe, the talented women writers Hirabayashi, Euchi, Okamoto, and Hayashi, together with the acclaimed Tanizaki, Mishima, and Murakami. The introduction by the translator Theodore Goossen gives an insight into these exotic and enigmatic, sometimes disturbing stories, derived from the lyrical roots of Japanese literature with its distinctive stress on atmosphere and beauty.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0192123343
• ISBN 13: 9780192123343
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 500
• Redattore: Goossen Theodore W.