Five Modern Japanese Novelists

By Donald Keene

Book Overview

A superb introduction to modern Japanese fiction as well as a memoir of his own love affair with Japanese literature and culture, this volume consists of chapters on five modern Japanese novelists whom Donald Keene knew personally: Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, Ryotaro Shiba, and Kobo Abe. Each chapter opens with a vignette describing Keene's personal encounters with these famous men, blending his autobiographical observations with literary and cultural analysis.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231126107
• ISBN13: 9780231126106
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher