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Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction
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Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction
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Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction
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With a history stretching back nearly 1,500 years, Japanese literature is infused from its beginnings with written traditions from around the globe, while ever evolving in its own particular expressive modes and vision. This
traverses this vast and varied canon, ranging from the world's first novel,
, to pre-modern and modern narrative fiction (including such writers as Natsume Sôseki, Yukio Mishima and Murakami Haruki); from the foundational works of women's literature to the rich genres of poetry, performance art, and erotica; and from the literary treatise to the precursors of contemporary Japan's most successful cultural export:
.