Introduction: Modern, Japanese, Literary, History

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: Modern, Japanese, Literary, History 1
4. 1 Bird- Chasing Omatsu 27
5. 2 Midori’s Choice 53
6. 3 Sōseki Kills a Cat 75
7. 4 Narcissus in Taishō 99
8. 5 Imperial Japan’s Worst Writer 123
9. 6 Creole Japan 149
10. 7 Beheaded Emperors and Absent Figures 175
11. 8 Reading Comics/Writing Graffiti 201
12. 9 Yoshimoto Banana in the Kitchen 225
13. 10 Murakami Haruki and Multiple Personality 249
14. Conclusion: Takahashi Gen’ichirō’s Disappearing Future 273
15. Acknowledgments 305
16. Notes 307
17. Bibliography 341
18. Index 379