Border Crossing Japanese Literature

Author : Akiko Uchiyama,Barbara Hartley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000917932

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Border-Crossing Japanese Literature by Akiko Uchiyama,Barbara Hartley Pdf

This collection focuses on metaphorical as well as temporal and physical border-crossing in writing from and about Japan. With a strong consciousness of gender and socio-historic contexts, contributors to the book adopt an intercultural and interdisciplinary approach to examine the writing of authors whose works break free from the confines of hegemonic Japanese literary endeavour. By demonstrating how the texts analysed step outside the space of ‘Japan’, they accordingly foreground the volatility of textual expression related to that space. The authors discussed include Takahashi Mutsuo and Nagai Kafū, both of whom take literary inspiration from geographical sites outside Japan. Several chapters examine the work of exemplary border-crossing poet, novelist and essayist, Itō Hiromi. There are discussions of the work of Tawada Yōko whose ability to publish in German and Japanese marks her also as a representative writer of border-crossing texts. Two chapters address works by Murakami Haruki who, although clearly affiliating with western cultural form, is rarely discussed in specific border-crossing terms. The chapter on Ainu narratives invokes topics such as translation, indigeneity and myth, while an analysis of Japanese prisoner-of-war narratives notes the language and border-crossing nexus. A vital collection for scholars and students of Japanese literature.

Author : Victoria Young
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781040029725

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Translation and the Borders of Contemporary Japanese Literature by Victoria Young Pdf

This book examines contemporary debates on such concepts as national literature, world literature, and the relationship each of these to translation, from the perspective of modern Japanese fiction. By reading between the gaps and revealing tensions and blind spots in the image that Japanese literature presents to the world, the author brings together a series of essays and works of fiction that are normally kept separate in distinct subgenres, such as Okinawan literature, zainichi literature written by ethnic Koreans, and other “trans-border” works. The act of translation is reimagined in figurative, expanded, and even disruptive ways with a focus on marginal spaces and trans-border movements. The result decentres the common image of Japanese literature while creating connections to wider questions of multilingualism, decolonisation, historical revisionism, and trauma that are so central to contemporary literary studies. This book will be of interest to all those who study modern Japan and Japanese literature, as well as those working in the wider field of translation studies, as it subjects the concept of world literature to searching analysis.

Author : Haruki Murakami
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780679767398

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South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami Pdf

South of the Border, West of the Sun is the beguiling story of a past rekindled, and one of Haruki Murakami’s most touching novels. Hajime has arrived at middle age with a loving family and an enviable career, yet he feels incomplete. When a childhood friend, now a beautiful woman, shows up with a secret from which she is unable to escape, the fault lines of doubt in Hajime’s quotidian existence begin to give way. Rich, mysterious, and quietly dazzling, in South of the Border, West of the Sun the simple arc of one man’s life becomes the exquisite literary terrain of Murakami’s remarkable genius.

Author : Mina Qiao
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000953305

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The Coronavirus Pandemic in Japanese Literature and Popular Culture by Mina Qiao Pdf

This volume is the first book-length collection on Japanese literary and popular cultural responses to the coronavirus pandemic in English. Disrupting the narrative of COVID-19 as a catastrophe without precedent, this book contextualizes the COVID-19 global public health crisis and pandemic-induced social and political turbulence in a post-industrial society that has withstood multiple major destructions and disasters. From published fiction by major authors to anonymous accounts on social media, from network TV shows to contents by Virtual YouTubers (VTubers), in both "high" and "low" culturescapes, timely representations of coronavirus and individual and social livings under its impact emerge. These narratives, either personal or top-down, all endeavor to fathom this unexpected disruption of modern linear progress. Exploring the paradoxes underlying the "new normal" of Japanese society of the present day, the book collectively demonstrates how the narratives of coronavirus are not "neo-" but "re-": returning to the past, revealing existing problems and reclaiming memories lost and lessons forgotten. This edited volume will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of Japanese culture and society, Japanese literature, and pandemic studies.

Author : Donald Keene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Japanese literature
ISBN : OCLC:715661231

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Modern Japanese Literature by Donald Keene Pdf

Author : Michael Molasky,Steve Rabson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0824823001

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Southern Exposure by Michael Molasky,Steve Rabson Pdf

Southern Exposure is the first anthology of Okinawan literature to appear in English translation, and it appears at a propitious time. Although Okinawa Prefecture comprises only one percent of Japan's population, its writers have been winning a disproportionate number of literary awards in recent years--including the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for fiction, which was awarded to Matayoshi Eiki in 1996 and to Medoruma Shun in 1997. Both Matayoshi and Medoruma are represented in this anthology, which includes a wide range of fiction as well as a sampling of poetry from the 1920s to the present day. Modern Okinawa has been forged by a history of conquest and occupation by mainland Japan and the United States. Its sense of dual subjugation and the propensity of its writers to confront their own complicity with Japanese militarism imbues Okinawa's literary tradition with insightful perspectives on a wide range of issues. But this tradition is as deeply rooted in the region's lush semitropical landscape as in the forces of history. As this anthology demonstrates, Okinawan writers often suffuse their works with a lyricism and humor that disarms readers while bringing them face to face with the region's richly ambiguous legacy.

Author : Carl Cassegård
Publisher : Brill
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Japanese literature
ISBN : UVA:X030101884

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Shock and Naturalization in Contemporary Japanese Literature by Carl Cassegård Pdf

This study 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 four leading post-war writers - Kawabata Yasunari, Abe Kobo, Murakami Haruki and Murakami Ryu. The author argues that notions of 'shock' in modern city life in Japan (as exemplified in the writings of Walter Benjamin and George Simmel), while present in the work of older Japanese writers, do not appear to hold true in much contemporary Japanese literature: it is as if the 'shock' impact of change has evolved as a 'naturalized' or 'Japanized' process. The author focuses on the implications of this phenomenon, both in the context of the theory of modernity and as an opportunity to reevaluate the works of his chosen writers.

Author : Rachael Hutchinson,Leith Douglas Morton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317647720

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Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature by Rachael Hutchinson,Leith Douglas Morton Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature provides a comprehensive overview of how we study Japanese literature today. Rather than taking a purely chronological approach to the content, the chapters survey the state of the field through a number of pressing issues and themes, examining the ways in which it is possible to read modern Japanese literature and situate it in relation to critical theory. The Handbook examines various modes of literary production (such as fiction, poetry, and critical essays) as distinct forms of expression that nonetheless are closely interrelated. Attention is drawn to the idea of the bunjin as a ‘person of letters’ and a more realistic assessment is provided of how writers have engaged with ideas – not labelled a ‘novelist’ or ‘poet’, but a ‘writer’ who may at one time or another choose to write in various forms. The book provides an overview of major authors and genres by situating them within broader themes that have defined the way writers have produced literature in modern Japan, as well as how those works have been read and understood by different readers in different time periods. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature draws from an international array of established experts in the field as well as promising young researchers. It represents a wide variety of critical approaches, giving the study a broad range of perspectives. This handbook will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian Studies, Literature, Sociology, Critical Theory, and History.

Author : Joachim Küpper
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783050064956

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Approaches to World Literature by Joachim Küpper Pdf

The present volume introduces new considerations on the topic of “World Literature”, penned by leading representatives of the discipline from the United States, India, Japan, the Middle East, England, France and Germany. The essays revolve around the question of what, specifically in today's rapidly globalizing world, may be the productive implications of the concept of World Literature, which was first developed in the 18th century and then elaborated on by Goethe. The discussions include problems such as different script systems with varying literary functions, as well as questions addressing the relationship between ethnic self-description and cultural belonging. The contributions result from a conference that took place at the Dahlem Humanities Center, Freie Universität Berlin, in 2012.

Author : Doug Slaymaker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781793607584

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Wild Lines and Poetic Travels by Doug Slaymaker Pdf

This volume of essays and translations analyzes the prodigious and wide-ranging output of Keijiro Suga. Based in Japan, Keijiro Suga's works are wide-ranging and multilingual. His volumes of poetry have been shortlisted for a range of poetry prizes, and he was awarded the 2011 Yomiuri Shinbun Prize for Travel writing. He has translated dozens of books and has authored or co-authored more than fifteen other books across various genres. He is, by his own introduction, a poet first, but is also a prolific book reviewer, an astute theorist, and an insightful critic. His presence and contributions have been profound in many countries around the globe.

Author : Matthew Allen,Rumi Sakamoto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134203741

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Popular Culture, Globalization and Japan by Matthew Allen,Rumi Sakamoto Pdf

Japanese popular culture is constantly evolving in the face of internal and external influence. Popular Culture, Globalization and Japan examines this evolution from a new and challenging perspective by focusing on the movements of popular culture into and out of Japan. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the book argues that a key factor behind the changing nature of Japanese popular culture lies in its engagement with globalization. Essays from a team of leading international scholars illustrate this crucial interaction between the flows of Japanese popular culture and the constant development of globalization. Drawing on rich empirical content, this book looks at Japanese popular culture as it traverses international borders flowing out through such forms as manga consumption in New Zealand and flowing in through such forms as foreigners writing about Japan in Japanese and how American influences affected the formation of Japan’s gay identity. Presenting current, confronting and sometimes controversial insights into the many forms of Japanese popular culture emerging within this global context, Popular Culture, Globalization and Japan will make essential reading for those working in Japanese studies, cultural studies and international relations.

Author : Alex Bates
Publisher : Modern Language Association
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781603295956

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Teaching Postwar Japanese Fiction by Alex Bates Pdf

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.

Author : Atsuko Sakaki
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780824840648

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Obsessions with the Sino-Japanese Polarity in Japanese Literature by Atsuko Sakaki Pdf

Using close readings of a range of premodern and modern texts, Atsuko Sakaki focuses on the ways in which Japanese writers and readers revised—or in many cases devised—rhetoric to convey "Chineseness" and how this practice contributed to shaping a national Japanese identity. The volume begins by examining how Japanese travelers in China, and Chinese travelers in Japan, are portrayed in early literary works. An increasing awareness of the diversity of Chinese culture forms a premise for the next chapter, which looks at Japan’s objectification of the Chinese and their works of art from the eighteenth century onward. Chapter 3 examines gender as a factor in the formation and transformation of the Sino-Japanese dyad. Sakaki then continues with an investigation of early modern and modern Japanese representations of intellectuals who were marginalized for their insistence on the value of the classical Chinese canon and literary Chinese. The work concludes with an overview of writing in Chinese by early Meiji writers and the presence of Chinese in the work of modern writer Nakamura Shin’ichiro. A final summary of the book’s major themes makes use of several stories by Tanizaki Jun’ichiro.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:922128356

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Anthology of Japanese literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Howard Hibbett
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0394491416

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Contemporary Japanese Literature by Howard Hibbett Pdf

A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION OF THE FINEST WORK-FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, EVEN FILM WRITING, DONE IN JAPAN SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II.