Question in Fiction, Fiction as Question: The Effect of the Quoted Letter in <i>Namichidori</i> by Yasunari Kawabata

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Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 小説の問い、問いの小説
  • ――川端康成「波千鳥」における手紙の〈引用〉の効果について――

Abstract

<p>It is not until recently that Yasunari Kawabata's unfinished story Namichidori has received proper attention in literary studies. As many critics point out, the quoted letter from a woman plays a very important role in it. One of its effects is to strategically involve the readers in the interactive relation between the characters. Another is to force them to be engaged in interpretive work because they are left without knowing how the characters read the letter. In this way the question of the letter turns the novel itself into a question which will help to shed a new light not only on its prequel Senbazuru but also on Kawabata's works in general.</p>

Journal

  • Japanese Literature

    Japanese Literature 67 (9), 38-49, 2018-09-10

    Japanese Literature Association

Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390016128781770752
  • DOI
    10.20620/nihonbungaku.67.9_38
  • ISSN
    24241202
    03869903
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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