Mad Wives and Island Dreams: Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature

by Philip Gabriel

Hailed by the noted critic Karatani Kojin as a more important and lasting writer than Mishima, Shimao Toshio (1917-1986) remains almost unknown in the West. Several of his short stories have appeared in English translation, yet it is only now, with the publication of Philip Gabriel's comprehensive and searching study, that Shimao's work is being introduced to the worldwide audience it deserves. Mad Wives and Island Dreams not only is a thorough...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824820894
• ISBN13: 9780824820893
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"