This Outcast Generation and Luminous Moss (Library of Japanese Literature)

Language: English

Published by Charles E. Tutle Company, 1967

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1967, Charles E. Tuttle Company. First American Ed, Stated. Withdrawn Ex-Libris. Typical library stickers, markings, and stamps. Translated from the Japanese by Yusaburo Shibuya and Sanford Goldstein. 145 pages. Hardcover. Mylar cover. Green cloth boards show tape impression, otherwise nice color, clean, square. Jacket included, protected w/ Mylar cover. Design by Shigeo Katakura. 145 pp. Photos of item you will receive. Ships quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: This Outcast Generation and Luminous Moss by Taijun Takeda Published in this English translation in 1967, this volume of approximately 146 pages brings together two prominent novellas from a major voice in post-World War II Japanese literature. The author was a leading figure of the First Generation of Postwar Writers, known for his bleak, intellectually rigorous examinations of guilt, survival, and the collapse of traditional Japanese morality following the nation's military defeat. The first novella, "This Outcast Generation," set in immediate postwar Shanghai, chronicles the moral decay of a group of stateless Japanese citizens attempting to navigate a chaotic and lawless landscape. The second piece, "Luminous Moss," is a psychological drama based on a real-world incident of military cannibalism. Structurally, both novellas analyze human behavior under extreme survival pressure, utilizing a detached, naturalistic lens to investigate the fragility of societal ethical standards.

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Title
This Outcast Generation and Luminous Moss (Library of Japanese Literature)
Author
Takeda, Taijun; Shibuya, Yusaburo
Publisher
Charles E. Tutle Company
Publication year
1967
Condition
GOOD
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
First American Edition.
Item weight
24 ounces
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