| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 113 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Tanizaki Junʼichirō (1886-1965) -- Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972) -- Mishima Yukio (1925-1970) -- Abe Kōbō (1924-1993) -- Shiba Ryōtarō (1923-1996). |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
A superb introduction to modern Japanese fiction as well as a memoir of his own love affair with Japanese literature and culture, this volume consists of chapters on five modern Japanese novelists whom Donald Keene knew personally: 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 famous men, blending his autobiographical observations with literary and cultural analysis. |
| Subject |
Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō, 1886-1965.
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Kawabata, Yasunari, 1899-1972.
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Mishima, Yukio, pseudonym van Hiraoka Kimitake, 1925-1970.
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Abe, Kōbō, 1924-1993.
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Shiba, Ryōtarō, 1923-1996.
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Keene, Donald., 1922-
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Japanese fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Authors, Japanese -- 20th century.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General.
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Authors, Japanese. (OCoLC)fst00822144
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Japanese fiction. (OCoLC)fst00981525
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Japans.
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Fictie.
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Schrijvers.
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Cover Title |
5 modern Japanese novelists |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Keene, Donald. Five modern Japanese novelists. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2003 0231126107 (DLC) 2002073412 (OCoLC)49927098 |
| ISBN |
0231507496 (electronic bk.) |
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9780231507493 (electronic bk.) |
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