Five Faces of Japanese Feminism: Crimson and Other Works

by Ineko Sata

Book Overview

This exquisite collection of short fiction by Sata Ineko (1904-1998) offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of women rarely dignified in fiction: glamorous caf waitresses, feisty communist activists, a tortured novelist, a soldier's wife, and single women in Japan's Korean colony. Her delicately penned portraits challenge the tired, erotic tropes of the geisha and schoolgirl, while delving into the dilemmas women themselves faced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824866142
• ISBN13: 9780824866143
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"