Shibata Renzaburō and the reinvention of modernism in postwar Japanese popular literature / Artem Vorobiev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vorobiev, Artem, 1968- author.

Series:

East Asian popular culture (New York, N.Y.)

East Asian popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Modernism (Literature)--Japan.

Modernism (Literature).

Shibata, Renzaburō, 1917-1978--Criticism and interpretation.

Shibata, Renzaburō.

Shibata, Renzaburō, 1917-1978.

Japan.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 231 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]

Summary:

Shibata Renzaburo and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature explores the life and work of Shibata Renzaburo (1917-1978), the author of adventure and historical novels who was instrumental in reinvigorating popular Japanese literature in the postwar period. This book considers postwar Japanese society through the prism of Shibatas writing, exploring how the postwar period under SCAP Occupation influenced Shibatas writing and generated the extraordinary popularity of samurai fiction in the postwar era at large. Through the use of a nihilistic warrior, Nemuri Kyoshiro, and other samurai characters, Shibata Renzaburo addresses important social issues of the day, such as the trauma of defeat, postwar reconstruction, and the attending societal ills and neuroses, while keeping his literature entertaining and easy to read, which ensured its mass appeal in postwar Japan.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. Early Life and Formative Years

3. War and Postwar Experience

4. Fame: The Nemuri Kyoshiro Phenomenon

5. Shibata Renzaburo's Other Works

6. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9783031111914

3031111915

OCLC:

1330405297

Publisher Number:

99992409691