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Modern Japanese Literature: From 1868 to the Present Day. An anthology by Donald Keene (ed.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Modern Japanese Literature: From 1868 to the Present Day. An anthology about?

Modern Japanese Literature is Donald Keene’s critically acclaimed companion volume to his landmark Anthology of Japanese Literature. Now considered the standard canon of modern Japanese writing translated into English, Modern Japanese Literature includes concise introductions to the writers, as well as a historical introduction by Professor Keene. Includes: Growing Up” by Ichiyo, a lyrical story of pre-adolescence in the 90s; Natsume’s story of Botchan,” an ill-starred and ineffectual Huck Finn; Nagai’s The Sumida River”; Kokomitsu’s Kafkaesque Time”; Kawabata’s The Mole”; Firefly Hunt”; a glimpse into Tanizaki’s masterpiece Thin Snow”; and the postwar work of such writers as Dazai and Mishima.

Who reads Modern Japanese Literature: From 1868 to the Present Day. An anthology?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Donald Keene (ed.)
Publisher
Grove Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published
1994
Language
EN
ISBN
9780802198648
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Children'S
Rating
3.98 / 5 (164 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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