Theorizing Post-Disaster Literature in Japan

Saeko Kimura

doi:10.5771/9781793605375

Theorizing Post-Disaster Literature in Japan

Revisiting the Literary and Cultural Landscape after the Triple Disasters

1. Edition 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781793605375
ISBN print: 978-1-7936-0536-8
ISBN online: 978-1-7936-0537-5
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

This seminal book is the first sustained critical work that engages with the varieties of literature following the triple disasters—the earthquake, tsunami, and meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Schlagworte

earthquake fukushima nuclear nuclear accident nuclear disaster triple disaster tsunami

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i–l Preface i–l
1–22 Chapter 1: Postdisaster Literature and Minorities 1–22
23–44 Chapter 2: The Problem of “Fukushima” 23–44
45–66 Chapter 3: From Fukushima to Hiroshima and Nagasaki 45–66
67–84 Chapter 4: From Disaster to War 67–84
85–106 Chapter 5: The Hauntology of Postdisaster Literature 85–106
107–124 Chapter 6: Post-Fukushima Sublime and the Anxiety of Hauntology 107–124
125–142 Chapter 7: Radiation and Precarious Life 125–142
143–146 Epilogue 143–146
147–154 Bibliography 147–154
155–158 Index 155–158
159–160 About the Author and Translators 159–160

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