Book cover for Theorizing Post-Disaster Literature in Japan: Revisiting the Literary and Cultural Landscape after the Triple Disasters by Saeko Kimura

Theorizing Post-Disaster Literature in Japan

Revisiting the Literary and Cultural Landscape after the Triple Disasters

2024 Released
228 Pages
5-6 Hours
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Lexington BooksISBN 9781793605375
Translated by Rachel DiNitto, Douglas Slaymaker

This seminal book is the first sustained critical work that engages with the varieties of literature following the triple disasters—the earthquake, tsunami, and meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Saeko Kimura

Saeko Kimura is professor in the Department of International and Cultural Studies at Tsuda University.

Rachel DiNitto

Translated by

Rachel DiNitto is professor of Japanese literature in the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures at the University of Oregon.

Douglas Slaymaker

Translated by

Douglas Slaymaker is associate professor of Japanese at the University of Kentucky.

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