Modern Japanese Literature: From 1868 to the Present Day
By Donald Keene.
Description
Modern Japanese Literature is Donald Keeneâs critically acclaimed companion volume to his landmark Anthology of Japanese Literature. Now considered the standard canon of modern Japanese writing translated into English, Modern Japanese Literature includes concise introductions to the writers, as well as a historical introduction by Professor Keene. Includes: Growing Upâ by Ichiyo, a lyrical story of pre-adolescence in the 90s; Natsumeâs story of Botchan,â an ill-starred and ineffectual Huck Finn; Nagaiâs The Sumida Riverâ; Kokomitsuâ...
ISBN(s)
0802150950, 9780802150950
