Endö Shüsaku: A Literature of Reconciliation

ISBN-13: 9781138006966 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 296 str.

Mark B. Williams

Opis

Endo Shusaka is probably the most widely translated of all Japanese authors. In this first major study of Endo's works, Mark Williams moves the discussion on from the well-worn depictions of Endo as the 'Japanese Graham Greene', and places him in his own political and cultural context.

Spis treści

Introduction. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. White Man, Yellow Man Chapter 3. The Sea and Poison, Wonderful Fool, The Girl I Left Behind Chapter 4. Silence Chapter 5. The Samurai Chapter 6. Scandal Chapter 7. Deep River. Afterword. Appendix A: A Brief Biography of Endö. Appendix B: Synopses of the Works Discussed. Bibliography.

O autorze

Mark B.Williams is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Leeds.