Publisher description
End/ Shnsaku is probably the most widely translated of all Japanese
authors. In this first major study of End/'s works, Mark Williams moves the
discussion on from the well-worn depictions of End/ as the 'Japanese Graham
Greene', and places him in his own political and cultural context. Through a
discussion covering all End/'s major novels, the picture painted by Williams is
of an author building on his native Japanese tradition in pursuit of a more
universal literary portrayal of the individual engaged in his, or her, unique
'process of individuation'. Bringing to light the enduring legacy of an author
who has contributed as much as any Japanese writer of his generation to an
unmasking of the unsustainability of talk of an 'East-West divide', this volume
will be of great interest to all those interested in Japanese literature. Bringing to light the enduring legacy of a great Japanese author who has
contributed to an unmasking of the unsustainability of talk of an 'East-West'
divide, this volume will be of interest to Japanese literature students.
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Endo Shusaku
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