Struggling upward : worldly success and the Japanese novel / Timothy J. Van Compernolle.
"Reconsiders the rise of the novel in Japan in the Meiji Era by connecting the genre to new discourses on social mobility, ambition, and success. Situates the modern novel in a larger context of modernity, as a literary form engaged with a rapidly changing society"--
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| Other title: | Worldly success and the Japanese novel. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Harvard East Asian monographs ;
393. |
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| Summary: | "Reconsiders the rise of the novel in Japan in the Meiji Era by connecting the genre to new discourses on social mobility, ambition, and success. Situates the modern novel in a larger context of modernity, as a literary form engaged with a rapidly changing society"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 246 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674659797 0674659791 |