Five modern Japanese novelists / Donald Keene

By:

Donald Keene [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New YorkL: Columbia University Press, c2005Description: ix, 113 pages : illustrations ; 23cmISBN:

9780231126113

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

REF 895.634409 K37

Contents:

Tanizaki Junʾichirō (1886-1965) Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972) Mishima Yukio (1925-1970) Abe Kōbō (1924-1993) Shiba Ryōtarō (1923-1996)

Summary: "Donald Keene offers a book that is both an introduction to modern Japanese fiction and a memoir of his own lifelong interest in Japanese literature and culture. Five Modern Japanese Novelists offers profiles of prominent writers whom Donald Keene knew personally: Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Kobo, and Shiba Ryotaro. Keene blends vignettes describing encounters with these famous men, autobiographical observations, and insightful, elegant literary and cultural analysis."--BOOK JACKET

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
DONATION	LAPULAPU-CEBU INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE REFERENCE SECTION	REF 895.634409 K37 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		005325

Tanizaki Junʾichirō (1886-1965)
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970)
Abe Kōbō (1924-1993)
Shiba Ryōtarō (1923-1996)

"Donald Keene offers a book that is both an introduction to modern Japanese fiction and a memoir of his own lifelong interest in Japanese literature and culture. Five Modern Japanese Novelists offers profiles of prominent writers whom Donald Keene knew personally: Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Kobo, and Shiba Ryotaro. Keene blends vignettes describing encounters with these famous men, autobiographical observations, and insightful, elegant literary and cultural analysis."--BOOK JACKET

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.