As the literature of change and of the young, science fiction acts as a window on the minds of the young Japanese and to the uneasy alliance of the old and the new traditions therein.
As the literature of change and of the young, science fiction acts as a window on the minds of the young Japanese and to the uneasy alliance of the ol...
After the Meiji Restoration of 1868 Japan modernized rapidly, transforming itself perhaps more quickly than any other country in history. However, the change was not without its conflicts, many of them still unresolved as the pleasures of modern society vie with a respect for the traditional Japanese lifestyle. As the literature of change and of the young, science fiction acts as a window to the modern mind and the uneasy alliance of the old and new. This book, filled with detailed reference to numerous stories, traces the origin and development of the genre from the mid-nineteenth century to...
After the Meiji Restoration of 1868 Japan modernized rapidly, transforming itself perhaps more quickly than any other country in history. However, the...
