Japanese Modern Literature Selected Readings - (Volume 1) (Revised Edition)

Author: Yu Rongsheng
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Based on the author's many years of teaching practice with the 1996 edition, the book has been revised and supplemented into two volumes. The entire book selects twenty-one outstanding works by modern Japanese masters, each a complete piece rather than a excerpt. It caters to various literary styles and contents, and includes annotations, author biographies, brief analyses of the works, and a concise overview of the development of modern and contemporary Japanese fiction. Not only does it allow readers to appreciate the original works, but it also helps them understand the representative writers and works of modern Japanese literature and their fundamental characteristics, thereby enriching their literary knowledge. It serves as a valuable textbook for enthusiasts of Japanese literature.