© Columbia University Press
The Modern Murasaki: Writing by Women of Meiji Japan
Paper, 424 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13775-1
$27.00
/ £18.50
November, 2006
Cloth, 424 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13774-4
$80.00
/ £55.00
"[The Modern Murasaki] will be of considerable value... Highly recommended." — Choice
"An invaluable source of inspiration." — Reiko Abe Auestad, Monumenta Nipponica
"The Modern Murasaki ensures that future discussions of Meiji literature in the English-speaking world cannot ignore the presence of women writers and readers. The volume's accessible style and the liveliness of the translations will win readers with a general interest in Japan or, more broadly, in women's writing in Asia." — Jan Bardsley, associate professor of Japanese humanities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"This volume is a valuable contribution to the field of Japanese studies. The selections are excellent, as is the quality of the translation. Although the editors and authors are scholars of literature, they have selected for translation the very texts that historians would most like to see. These translations are the opening wedge that allows us to think beyond the stereotypical images of women in Meiji Japan." — Sally Hastings, associate professor of history and chair, Asian Studies Program, Purdue University