Literary Representations of Japan: At the Intersection of David Mitchell and Haruki Murakami's Worlds

by Eugenia Prasol

This book will focus on analyzing the different aspects of Japan's representation in the novels of Haruki Murakami and David Mitchell. It is proven that Murakami creates and recreates Japan without implementing any orientalist features or exotic imagery. In the works of both authors, the intent to depict a new world of Japan stripped of traditional stereotypical traits becomes clear. The difference between Murakami and Mitchell's representation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164889674X
• ISBN13: 9781648896743
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Vernon Press
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"