Hermann Hesse and Japan: A Study in Reciprocal Transcultural Reception

Hermann Hesse once stated that his Japanese readers understood him best. This book examines his reception in Japan and of Japan in the context of a transcultural reception process. It analyses the different phases of Hesse's reception in Japan, the influence of Wilhelm Gundert as well as his epistolary exchange with his Japanese readers.

• | Author: Dorothy Price
• | Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• | Publication Date: Jul 26, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 340 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1789973686
• | ISBN-13: 9781789973686