{"product_id":"9798880701520-bold-breaks","title":"Bold Breaks","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese Women and Literary Narratives of Divorce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe various words for \"divorce\" in Japanese—rien, enkiri, fūfu wakare, rikon—reflect how the socially constructed institutions of marriage and family, along with their dissolutions, have been understood in Japanese history and jurisprudence. Employing a broad definition of divorce as the end of a romantic union sanctioned by law, social custom, or mutual agreement, \u003ci\u003eBold Breaks: Japanese Women and Literary Narratives of Divorce\u003c\/i\u003e explores the shifting attitudes toward divorce in literature by women from the Heian (794–1185) to Heisei (1989–2019) periods. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The collection features writing by iconic authors such as Tamura Toshiko (1884–1945), Uno Chiyo (1897–1996), and Tsushima Yūko (1947–2016), who used divorce as a literary device to enable their female protagonists to take bold steps toward new lives. A coda explores more contemporary views on marriage, divorce, and romantic love in the work of novelists Itoyama Akiko (1966–) and Kawakami Mieko (1976–) and poet Saihate Tahi (1986–). A wide-ranging introduction provides an overview of the historical, legal, and literary significance of divorce in Japan. The translated texts, appearing in English for the first time, are accompanied by essays introducing the authors and offering brief analyses. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBold Breaks\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to students and scholars of Japanese literature and culture, particularly those interested in gender issues and family social practices, and will enrich the growing conversation on marriage and divorce across cultures and eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57147908063606,"sku":"9798880701520","price":54.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39745074_e697fb6e-e68a-4b38-92d9-f1383ab96931.jpg?v=1769723221","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9798880701520-bold-breaks","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}