Reflections in a Glass Door: Memory and Melancholy in the Personal Writings of Natsume Soseki 9780824864095
Much has been written about Natsume Soseki (1867–1916), one of Japan’s most celebrated writers. Known primarily for his
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Glass Doors of Natsume Sōseki
Chapter 1. London Underground: A Rhetoric of Melancholy
Chapter 2. Babashita Traces: Memories and the City
Chapter 3. Shōhin Episodes: In Search of a Meiji Upbringing
Chapter 4. Burdens of Domesticity: The Writer and His Family
Chapter 5. Inside Glass Doors: The Writer at His Desk
Chapter 6. Literary Portraits: Mentors, Protégés, and Eccentrics
Chapter 7. Zōshigaya and Beyond: Re-membering Sōseki
Afterword
A Sōseki Chronology
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
