Wandering heart : the work and method of Hayashi Fumiko / Susanna Fessler.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Fessler, Susanna.

Contributor:

• 林, 芙美子(1903-1951)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Hayashi, Fumiko, 1904-1951--Criticism and interpretation.
• Hayashi, Fumiko, 1904-1951.
• Criticism and interpretation.
• Novela japonesa--Historia y crítica.

Local Subjects:

• Novela japonesa--Historia y crítica.

Genre:

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 208 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

• 私の地平線
• 文学, 旅, その他
• 私の仕事

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, [1998]

Summary:

"Despite being one of the most popular writers of her day, Hayashi Fumiko (1903-1951) has remained virtually unknown outside of Japan. Describing her life and literature, author Susanna Fessler weaves together major events in Fumiko's life and the effect they had on her writing by using a thematical narrative including translations of key passages, critical commentary, and full translations of three essays (My Horizon, Literature, Travel, Etc., and My Work). Particular focus is given to Fumiko's imagery, the centrality of longing and loneliness in her writing, the influence of travel on her life and work, the nonpolitical nature of her narratives, and the importance of free will in her world view."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

• 1. Life of an influences on the author
• 2. Diary of a vagabond and the optimism of the earlier works
• 3. Loneliness and travel
• 4. Marriage, family, and women's issues
• 5. War and fatalism
• Appendix : Translations of "My Horizon," "Literature, Travel, etc.," and "My Work."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fessler, Susanna. Wandering heart.

ISBN:

• 0791439070
• 9780791439074
• 0791439089
• 9780791439081
• 0585066779
• 9780585066776

OCLC:

37695633