Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era: Fiction (original 1984; edition 1984)

by Donald Keene (Author)

Series: Dawn To the West. Japanese Literature of the Modern Era (1), Keene's A History of Japanese Literature (Volume 3)

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This is the first of a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature. Volume one is devoted to the study of fiction, and contains complete studies of all the important Japanese writers since the Meiji restoration in 1868, both those widely read in the West and other lesser known writers.

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Title:	Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era: Fiction
Authors:	Donald Keene (Author)
Info:	Holt, Rinehart & Winston (1984), Edition: 1st, 1327 pages
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Ichiyō Higuchi (in Japanese name order as Higuchi Ichiyō)

Kitamura Tōkoku

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To Carol and Peter Gluck

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The beginnings of modern Japan are usually traced back to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.

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This volume is a part of a series on the history of Japanese literature, and the last two volumes share the first part of the title. Please do not combine Volume 3 (Dawn to the West: Fiction) with Volume 4 (Dawn to the West: Poetry, Drama, Criticism.)

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This is the first of a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature. Volume one is devoted to the study of fiction, and contains complete studies of all the important Japanese writers since the Meiji restoration in 1868, both those widely read in the West and other lesser known writers.

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