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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783834403321

Autore

Murakami Fuminobu <1951->

Titolo

Postmodern, feminist and postcolonial currents in contemporary Japanese culture [[electronic resource] ] : a reading of Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana, Yoshimoto Takaaki and Karatani Kojin / / [edited by] Murakami Fuminobu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-280-37701-1

9786610377015

0-203-00411-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Collana

RoutledgeCurzon/Asian Studies Association of Australia East Asia series

Altri autori (Persone)

MurakamiFuminobu <1951->

Disciplina

895.609113

Soggetti

Japanese literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Postmodernism (Literature) - Japan

Feminism and literature - Japan

Postcolonialism - Japan

Japan Civilization 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: Western ideologies and Japan; 1. Murakami Haruki's Postmodern World; 2. Yoshimoto Banana's Feminine Family; 3. Yoshimoto Takaaki and the Subaltern; 4. Karatani Kojin and the Intercourse with the Other; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using the Euro-American theoretical framework of postmodernism, feminism and post-colonialism, this book analyses the fictional and critical work of four contemporary Japanese writers; Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana, Yoshimoto Takaaki and Karatani Kojin. In addition the author reconsiders this Euro-American theory by looking back on it from the perspective of Japanese literary work. Presenting outstanding analysis of Japanese intellectuals and writers who have received little attention in the West, the book also includes an extensive and comprehensive bibliography making it