{"product_id":"escape-from-the-wasteland-9780674261815","title":"Escape from the Wasteland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLurid depictions of sex and impotence, themes of emperor worship and violence, the use of realism and myth—these characterize the fiction of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo. Napier discovers surprising similarities as well as provocative dissimilarities in the work of two writers of radically different political orientations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlternative fictional worlds and their ideological significance form the focus of Susan Napier’s engrossing study of the works of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo… Napier is a reader of considerable acuity and sympathy, with a refreshing candor about her convictions. * Journal of Japanese Studies *\u003cbr\u003eA refreshingly articulate study of high scholarship. * International Fiction Review *\u003cbr\u003eA major contribution to our understanding of these two essential authors and their time. * Journal of Asian Studies *\u003cbr\u003eRequired reading for anyone interested in the creation of modern mythical literature. * Monumenta Nipponica *\u003cbr\u003e[Napier] has provided us with a valuable guide to the key works and intellectual concerns of these two pillars of postwar Japanese discourse. Moreover, she has offered penetrating interpretations of numerous works that remain inaccessible to many readers, whether due to lack of existing translations or the difficulty of the texts themselves… Susan Napier has undertaken a daunting project in examining so much of the work of not just one, but two of Japan’s most formidable writers and personalities. In so doing, she has provided all those who read and write about Japanese literature with a rich resource for provocative exchange. -- Alan Wolfe * Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403573535063,"sku":"9780674261815","price":16.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674261815.jpg?v=1730483871","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/escape-from-the-wasteland-9780674261815","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}