Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, 1880-1930

by Satoru Sait

In Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, Satoru Saito sheds light on the deep structural and conceptual similarities between detective fiction and the novel in prewar Japan. Arguing that the interactions between the two genres were not marginal occurrences but instead critical moments of literary engagement, Saito demonstrates how detective fiction provided Japanese authors with the necessary frameworks through which to examine and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674065867
• ISBN13: 9780674065864
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"