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Japan Forum· 2026Q2· Review

Affect, Emotion and Sensibility in Modern Japanese Literature: From Natsume Sōseki to Ishimure Michiko

Matthew Mewhinney

Short summary

Reiko Abe Austead's new book explores the evolution of affect, emotion, and sensibility in Japanese narrative from Natsume Sōseki to Ishimure Michiko.

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Key points

  • Examines affect, emotion, and sensibility in Japanese narrative.
  • Covers a literary and cultural period from Natsume Sōseki to Ishimure Michiko.
  • Includes analysis of both prose fiction and film.
  • Authored by esteemed scholar Reiko Abe Austead.

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Abstract

In this new and timely book, esteemed scholar of Japanese literature Reiko Abe Austead explores the emotional life that lives in works of Japanese narrative—from prose fiction to film—beginning in ...

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