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Fantastic in Modern Japanese Literature
Author: Napier, Susan J. (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
Hardback; Book 272 pages Published: December 1995 Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
ISBN: 0415124573 This item non-returnable. Order may not be canceled.
This text explores the dark side of Japanese literature and society. It argues that modern Japan's repressed anxieties, fears and hopes come to the surface in the fantastic. An analysis of fantasy fiction, film and comics reveals the ambivalence felt by many Japanese towards national success.

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