A scholarly study of Japanese writer Shimao Toshio, linking war stories, dream narratives, and his wife’s madness to postwar identity.
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A scholarly study of Japanese writer Shimao Toshio, linking war stories, dream narratives, and his wife’s madness to postwar identity.
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Hailed by the noted critic Karatani Kojin as a more important and lasting writer than Mishima, Shimao Toshio (1917-1986) remains almost unknown in the West. Several of his short stories have appeared in English translation, yet it is only now, with the publication of Philip Gabriel's comprehensive and searching study, that Shimao's work is being introduced to the worldwide audience it deserves. Mad Wives and Island Dreams not only is a thorough assessment of the literary legacy of a highly origi...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Literary discussion of marriage and marital crisis; no explicit sex
Violence & gore
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Analyzes kamikaze service, war aftermath, and wartime trauma in fiction
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central focus on postwar identity, cultural margins, and feminist themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Wife’s madness crisis; wartime guilt, victimization, and trauma themes
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