Paradox and Representation: Silenced Voices in the Narratives of Nakagami Kenji

by Machiko Ishikawa

How can the "voiceless" voice be represented? This primary question underpins lshikawa's analysis of selected work by Buraku writer, Nakagami Kenji (1946-1992). In spite of his Buraku background, Nakagami's privilege as a writer made it difficult for him to "hear" and "represent" those voices silenced by mainstream social structures in Japan. This "paradox of representing the silenced voice" is the key theme of the book. Gayatri Spivak theorizes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501751948
• ISBN13: 9781501751943
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up