Murakami Haruki : The Simulacrum in Contemporary Japanese Culture Paperback / softback
by Michael Robert Seats
Part of the Studies of Modern Japan series
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In his book,Murakami Haruki, Dr. Michael Seats offers an important philosophical intervention in the discussion of the relationship between Murakami's fiction and contemporary Japanese culture.
Breaking through conventional analysis, Seats demonstrates how Murakami's first and later trilogies utilize the structure of the simulacrum, a second-order representation, to develop a complex critique of contemporary Japanese culture.
By outlining the critical-fictional contours of the "Murakami Phenomenon," the discussion confronts the vexing question of Japanese modernity and subjectivity within the contexts of the national-cultural imaginary.
Seats finds mirroring comparisons between Murakami's works and practices in current media-entertainment technologies, indicating a new politics of representation.Murakami Haruki is a critical text for scholars and students of Japanese Studies and Critical Theory, and is an essential guide for those interested in modern Japanese literature.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:16/06/2009
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- ISBN:9780739127254
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:16/06/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780739127254