The Funeral of a Giraffe - Seven Stories

A collection of short stories by scriptwriter-poet turned fiction writer Taeko Tomioka. Taeko deconstructs the discourse of the nuclear family and heterosexuality in gendered Japanese culture. Her stories focus on ordinary people unfettered by introspection or a search for life's ultimate meaning.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Funeral of a Giraffe; Chapter 2 Yesteryear 1. “Yesteryear,” hatsumukashi in Japanese, is the name of a quality tea produced from leaves plucked on March 21 of the lunar calendar.; Chapter 3 Happy Birthday; Chapter 4 A Dog’s Eye View; Chapter 5 Days of Dear Death; Chapter 6 Yesterday’s Girl; Chapter 7 Time Table;

About the author

Tomioka Taeko

Product details

• Authors: Noriko Mizuta, Kyoko Iriye Selden, Taeko Tomioka
• Publisher: Routledge
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1999
• EAN: 9780765604422
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0442-2
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 301 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law