{"product_id":"9780824820893-mad-wives-and-island-dreams","title":"Mad Wives and Island Dreams","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature\u003cbr\u003eA study of Japanese wartime writer Shimao Toshio. The book assesses his literary legacy and considers broader issues of his work relating to the nature of the Japanese postwar sense of identity, concluding that Toshio challenges common readings of Japanese war literature.\u003cbr\u003eThis text presents a searching study of Shimao Toshio and his work. It is not only a thorough assessment of his literary legacy, but also aims to consider the broader issues relating to the emergence and nature of the postwar Japanese sense of identity. The book contextualizes Toshio's \"\"dream stories\"\" as a literary expression of wartime trauma, and argues that Shimao's powerful narration of guilt and victimization challenges standard readings of Japanese war literature. The author links all of the seemingly disparate strands in Toshio's stories, and shows that together they represent a consistent attempt to depict the existence of \"\"the other\"\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55505604051318,"sku":"9780824820893","price":18.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35393132.jpg?v=1776786640","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780824820893-mad-wives-and-island-dreams","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}