The Rhetoric of Confession: Shishosetsu in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction

The shishosetsu is a Japanese form of autobiographical fiction that flourished during the first two decades of this century. Focusing on the works of Chikamatsu Shuko, Shiga Naoya, and Kasai Zenzo, Edward Fowler explores the complex and paradoxical nature of shishosetsu, and discusses its linguistic, literary and cultural contexts.

• | Author: Edward Fowler
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 23, 1992
• | Number of Pages: 364 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0520078837
• | ISBN-13: 9780520078833