Kyoko Iriye Selden, Taeko Tomioka, Noriko Mizuta

The Funeral of a Giraffe

Seven Stories

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a translation of Dobutsu no sorei, a collection of short stories by award-winning scriptwriter-poet turned fiction writer, Tomioka Taeko. In an objective style reminiscent of Japanese puppet theater, Tomioka deconstructs the discourse of the nuclear family and heterosexuality in gendered Japanese culture. Her stories focus on ordinary people who take life as it comes, living from day to day without the intervention of ego or rationalization, unfettered by introspection or a search for life's ultimate meaning. The stories are disturbing, moving, and compelling.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 162mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780765604422
• ISBN-10: 0765604426
• Artikelnr.: 22036014

Autorenporträt

Tomioka Taeko

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 The Funeral of a Giraffe
Chapter 2 Yesteryear 1. "Yesteryear," hatsumukashi in Japanese, is the name of a quality tea produced from leaves plucked on March 21 of the lunar calendar.
Chapter 3 Happy Birthday
Chapter 4 A Dog's Eye View
Chapter 5 Days of Dear Death
Chapter 6 Yesterday's Girl
Chapter 7 Time Table