The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature

Featuring choice selections from the core anthologies The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From Restoration to Occupation, 1868–1945 , and The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From 1945 to the Present , this collection offers a concise yet remarkably rich introduction to the fiction, poetry, drama, and essays of Japan's modern encounter with the West. Spanning a period of exceptional invention and transition, this volume is not only a critical companion to cours