The Japanization of Modernity

Murakami Haruki between Japan and the United States

Rebecca Suter

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ISBN 9780674028333

Publication Date: 06/30/2008

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250 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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LITERARY CRITICISM: Asian: Japanese

“This timely and thought-provoking work, which focuses on Murakami’s short stories and applies a mixture of sophisticated literary theory and close reading, is a most welcome addition to previous critical writing on the author.”—Matthew C. Strecher, Journal of Japanese Studies

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