japanese literature

Discusses theories of postmodernism, feminism, and postcolonialism in relation to Japanese literature and analyses the fictional and critical works of four twentieth- and twenty-first-century Japanese writers--Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana, Yoshimoto Takaaki, and Karatani K?jin.

Explores the development of Japanese literature from the seventh to the mid-sixteenth centuries, emphasizing the historical and social context of the literary works discussed, and the relationship between Japanese works and Western and Chinese literature.

Provides biographical and career information on twenty-three modern Japanese authors, each with a selected bibliography; and includes an essay that examines the work of the atomic bomb writers.

A collection of Japanese writing from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century.

Contains English translations of twenty-five modern Japanese stories.