Contemporary Japanese Literature: An Anthology of Fiction, Film, and Other Writing Since 1945

by Howard Hibbett

Overview

This anthology contains translations of 22 works that reflect the mixture of modernism and traditionalism that characterized Japanese literature and film between the end of World War II and the mid- 1970s. This revised edition contains a new preface by Hibbett (Japanese literature, Harvard, emeritus). The authors represented include Kanai Mieko, Kurosawa Akira and Mishima Yukio. No new works have been added to this edition. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887274367
Publisher:	Cheng & Tsui Co
Publication date:	01/28/2005
Series:	Cheng & Tsui Japanese Culture Series
Edition description:	New Preface
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)