A Study of Suna no Onna(Sand Woman) : Its Significance and Position in Japanese Literature

Tanaka Hiroyuki

doi:10.20620/nihonbungaku.35.12_29

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

『砂の女』論 : その意味と位置
スナノオンナロンソノイミトイチ

Search this article

Description

Suna no Onna by Abe Kobo has been regarded by many critics including Sasaki Kiichi as a story of the birth of a revolutionist. Using this premise, however, its connection with Kobo's later works can not be explained clearly. Furtheranalysis reveals the work as a story of the birth of a man who is free from an entrenched line of thought. From this point of view, the significance of this work is sufficiently illustrated. Abe shows the progression of thought of "the frontier " to "the inner frontier."

Journal

Japanese Literature

Japanese Literature 35 (12), 29-42, 1986

Japanese Literature Association