Postmodern, Feminist and Postcolonial Currents in Contemporary Japanese Culture

Using the Euro-American theoretical framework of postmodernism, feminism and post-colonialism, this book analyses the fictional and critical work of four contemporary Japanese writers - Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana, Yoshimoto Takaaki and Karatani Kojin. This book is useful for those studying Japanese literature, and Japanese studies.