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Kafū the Scribbler : the life and writings of Nagai Kafū, 1879-1959 / Edward Seidensticker.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Michigan classics in Japanese studies ; no. 3Publication details: Ann Arbor, Mich. : Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, 1990Description: vi, 360P.: ill.; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780939512461
Contained works:
  • Nagai, K [Editor]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DUCE PL812.A4Z88
Summary: “In this book Edward Seidensticker presents a unique combination of biography and literary criticism by skillfully interweaving details of the life of Nagai Kafū with studies of his writing. With quotations of from Kafū’s fiction and nonfiction alike, Seidensticker is able to reconstruct many incidents in the author’s life which had previously been little understood. The latter half of the book is given over to translations of short stories and to selections from two novels and a journal. Seidensticker has thoughtfully given cross references to the material in both parts of the book which enable the reader to handle this wealth of material with some dexterity.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

“In this book Edward Seidensticker presents a unique combination of biography and literary criticism by skillfully interweaving details of the life of Nagai Kafū with studies of his writing. With quotations of from Kafū’s fiction and nonfiction alike, Seidensticker is able to reconstruct many incidents in the author’s life which had previously been little understood. The latter half of the book is given over to translations of short stories and to selections from two novels and a journal. Seidensticker has thoughtfully given cross references to the material in both parts of the book which enable the reader to handle this wealth of material with some dexterity.

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