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The Allied Occupation of Japan brought an influx of African American soldiers and culture to Japan, which catalyzed the writing of black characters into postwar Japanese literature. This book considers the literature engendered by postwar Japanese authors’ robust cultural exchanges with African Americans and African American literature.

Playing in the Shadows

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    A Hardback by William H. Bridges

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      Publisher The University of Michigan Press
      Published 10 February 2020
      ISBN-13 9780472074426
      978-0472074426
      ISBN-10 0472074423
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      Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Allied Occupation of Japan brought an influx of African American soldiers and culture to Japan, which catalyzed the writing of black characters into postwar Japanese literature. This book considers the literature engendered by postwar Japanese authors’ robust cultural exchanges with African Americans and African American literature.

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