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Gender Is Fair Game: (Re)Thinking the (Fe)Male in the Works of Oba Minako
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Description: Please use Aq. Ed copy - (new copy per author 7/99) -
Selected Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The Lyric Mode: To Write Like a Woman
3. Artist as Cultural Critic as Woman
4. Becoming and (Un)Becoming: The Female Destiny Reconsidered
5. A Mother-Daughter Plot: An Unsentimental Journey toward Reintegration
6. Marinated in Memory: `Conversations' with Lady Murasaki
7. Gender Is Fair Game: (Re)Thinking the (Fe)Male
Review(s): "The first full-length work in English on Oba Minako (1930- ), a highly recognized Japanese novelist known for her provocative portrayal of gender dynamics, her ability to give voice to generally silent aspects of mainstream women's experience, and her discerning take on sociocultural differences between Japan and the West. ... [Wilson's] closing interview of Oba offers a striking glimpse into the author's view of her own creative processes." -- Choice
"Wilson admires Oba [Minako] for criticizing the patriarchal system that has constricted female behavior and for presenting women who defy the stereotypical roles assigned to them. ... Wilson's book is an insightful, thoroughly researched study of feminist writing. ... She fulfills admirably her intention of applying feminist criticism to encourage alternative readings of Japanese texts." -- World Literature Today
"A welcome contribution to Japanese literary studies and a much needed addition to the small number of monographs on individual women writers presently available...This book is an intriguing study and allows readers to join Oba Minako, together with Wilson, in witnessing "the arrival of women who are reclaiming their rightful voice and place in a country that gave birth to the world's first women's literature."" -- Monumenta Nipponica
"The merit of this book, is obvious: it surveys the major works of a representative contemporary writer from an innovative angle. Those who are newcomers to the field of gender studies will find the book stimulating, as it offers the valuable experience of looking at literacy works from a different point of view." -- Japanese Studies
"With this book, Michiko Nikuni Wilson provides a welcome addition to the Japanese Women Writing series with a feminist reinterpretation of Oba Minako's work...The book presents some strong and valuable analysis of gender and identity issues in Oba's work." -- Japan Forum
"... useful to undergraduate students in Japanese literary studies who might be interested in feminist theoretical positions applicable to Japanese writers. ...a work rich in content and insight." -- The Journal of Asian Studies
    
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