Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-200) and index.
Summary
This book explores one of the crucial themes in postwar Japanese fiction. Through an examination of the work of a number of prominent twentieth century Japanese writers, the book analyses the meaning of the body in postwar Japanese discourse.
Contents
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The discourse on the body; The (gendered) discourse and a (woman's) body; Tamura Taijir; Noma Hiroshi; Sakaguchi Ango; When women write postwar Japan; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
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