Hermann Hesse and Japan: A Study in Reciprocal Transcultural Reception

by Cunningham

Hermann Hesse once stated that his Japanese readers understood him best. This book examines his reception in Japan and of Japan in the context of a transcultural reception process. It analyses the different phases of Hesse's reception in Japan, the influence of Wilhelm Gundert as well as his epistolary exchange with his Japanese readers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789973686
• ISBN13: 9781789973686
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"