Mountain/Home
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Presents new translations of Japanese literature from the country's medieval period to the present. The narrative arc of the selections follows the evolution of Japan's national self-image. Because Mount Fuji, more than any other national symbol, has represented the soul of Japan, Mountain/Home begins with works inspired by the mountain's presence.

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Presents new translations of Japanese literature from the country's medieval period to the present. The narrative arc of the selections follows the evolution of Japan's national self-image. Because Mount Fuji, more than any other national symbol, has represented the soul of Japan, Mountain/Home begins with works inspired by the mountain's presence.
Autorenporträt
Frank Stewart (Editor) Frank Stewart is a writer, translator, and founding editor of Mānoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing. He is professor emeritus of English at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.Leza Lowitz (Editor) Leza Lowitz is an American poet, essayist, and fiction writer living in Japan. She received the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Award from Columbia University for the Translation of Japanese Literature. Her other honors include the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award, the Josephine Miles Award for Poetry, and an NEA fellowship in translation. Leza also guest-edited two other issues: Fiction from Japan in 1995 (7:1) and Silence to Light: Japan and the Shadows of War in 2001 (13:1).