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Beyond nation: time, writing, and community in the work of Abe Kōbō

By Richard , ABE , Kōbō;Calichman

Book information

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9780804797016, 9780804797559, 0804797552
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (12057018 bytes)
Pages
\286
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

In the work of writer Abe Kōbō (1924-1993), characters are alienated both from themselves and from one another. Through close readings of Abe's work, Richard Calichman reveals how time and writing have the ability to unground identity. Over time, attempts to create unity of self cause alienation, despite government attempts to convince people to form communities (and nations) to recapture a sense of wholeness. Art, then, must resist the nation-state and expose its false ideologies. Calichman argues that Abe's attack on the concept of national affiliation has been neglected through his inscription as a writer of Japanese literature.

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