Reading Food in Modern Japanese Literature:

The final chapter deals specifically with contemporary novels by women, some of which celebrate the inclusiveness of eating (and writing), while others grapple with the fear of eating. Such dread or disgust can be seen as a warning against what the complacent "gourmet boom" of the 1980s an...

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Beteilige Person: Aoyama, Tomoko (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [2008]
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Links:https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864071
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864071
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864071
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864071
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864071
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864071
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864071
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864071
Zusammenfassung:The final chapter deals specifically with contemporary novels by women, some of which celebrate the inclusiveness of eating (and writing), while others grapple with the fear of eating. Such dread or disgust can be seen as a warning against what the complacent "gourmet boom" of the 1980s and 1990s concealed: the dangers of a market economy, environmental destruction, and continuing gender biases.Reading Food in Modern Japanese Literature will tempt any reader with an interest in food, literature, and culture. Moreover, it provides appetizing hints for further savoring, digesting, and incorporating textual food
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Jan 2018)
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ISBN:9780824864071