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Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century

104 Biographies, 1900-1993

By: Sachiko Shibata Schierbeck,Marlene R. Edelstein

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Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century

104 Biographies, 1900-1993

By: Sachiko Shibata Schierbeck,Marlene R. Edelstein

It was not until Kawabata Yasunari won the 1968 Nobel Prize for literature that the average Western reader became aware of contemporary Japanese literature. A few translations of writings by Japanese women have appeared lately, yet the West remains largely ignorant of this wide field. In this book Sachiko Schierbeck profiles the 104 female winners of prestigious literary prizes in Japan since the beginning of the century. It contains summaries of their selected works, and a bibliography of works translated into Western languages from 1900 to 1993. These works give insight into the minds and hearts of Japanese women and draw a truer picture of the conditions of Japanese community life than any sociological study would present. Schierbeck's 104 biographies constitute a useful reference work not only to students of literature but to anyone with an interest in women's studies, history or sociology.

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8772892684

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Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century

104 Biographies, 1900-1993

By: Sachiko Shibata Schierbeck,Marlene R. Edelstein

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Japanese Women Novelists in the 20th Century

104 Biographies, 1900-1993

By: Sachiko Shibata Schierbeck,Marlene R. Edelstein

It was not until Kawabata Yasunari won the 1968 Nobel Prize for literature that the average Western reader became aware of contemporary Japanese literature. A few translations of writings by Japanese women have appeared lately, yet the West remains largely ignorant of this wide field. In this book Sachiko Schierbeck profiles the 104 female winners of prestigious literary prizes in Japan since the beginning of the century. It contains summaries of their selected works, and a bibliography of works translated into Western languages from 1900 to 1993. These works give insight into the minds and hearts of Japanese women and draw a truer picture of the conditions of Japanese community life than any sociological study would present. Schierbeck's 104 biographies constitute a useful reference work not only to students of literature but to anyone with an interest in women's studies, history or sociology.

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398

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ISBN 10

8772892684

ISBN 13

9788772892689