Endo Shusaku - A Literature of Reconciliation

Bringing to light the enduring legacy of a great Japanese author who has contributed to an unmasking of the unsustainability of talk of an 'East-West' divide, this volume will be of interest to Japanese literature students.

List of contents

Introduction. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. White Man, Yellow Man Chapter 3. The Sea and Poison, Wonderful Fool, The Girl I Left Behind Chapter 4. Silence Chapter 5. The Samurai Chapter 6. Scandal Chapter 7. Deep River. Afterword. Appendix A: A Brief Biography of Endö. Appendix B: Synopses of the Works Discussed. Bibliography.

About the author

Mark B.Williams is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Leeds.

Summary

Bringing to light the enduring legacy of a great Japanese author who has contributed to an unmasking of the unsustainability of talk of an 'East-West' divide, this volume will be of interest to Japanese literature students.

Product details

• Authors: Mark B Williams, Mark B. Williams, Williams Mark B.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2014
• EAN: 9781138006966
• ISBN: 978-1-138-00696-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Japan, Japanese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form