Includes bibliographical references (p. [101]-105) and index
Subject
Japanese fiction, history and criticism authors, Japanese, 20th century
Genre
Scientific literature/Ғылыми әдебиет/Научная литература
Summary
The New Yorker has called Donald Keene "America's preeminent scholar of Japanese literature." Now he presents a new book that serves as both a superb introduction to modern Japanese fiction and a memoir of his own lifelong love affair with Japanese literature and culture. Five Modern Japanese Novelistsprofiles five prominent writers whom Donald Keene knew personally: Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Kobo, and Shiba Ryotaro. Keene masterfully blends vignettes describing his personal encounters with these famous men with autobiographical observations and his trademark learned literary and cultural analysis
Note
This publication was kindly donated to Nazarbayev University Library by the Nippon Foundation from Japan
