Beyond Nation - Time, Writing, and Community in the Work of AbeKobo (Hardcover)

In the work of writer Abe Kobo (1924-1993), characters are alienated both from themselves and from one another. Through close readings of Abe's work, Richard Calichman reveals how time and writing have the ability to unground identity. Over time, attempts to create unity of self cause alienation, despite government attempts to convince people to form communities (and nations) to recapture a sense of wholeness. Art, then, must resist the nation-state and expose its false ideologies. Calichman argues that Abe's attack on the concept of national affiliation has been neglected through his inscription as a writer of Japanese literature. At the same time, the institution of Japan Studies works to tighten the bond between nation-state and individual subject. Through Abe's essays and short stories, he shows how the formation of community is constantly displaced by the notions of time and writing. Beyond Nation thus analyzes the elements of Orientalism, culturalism, and racism that often underlie the appeal to collective Japanese identity.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Richard Calichman
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-9701-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8047-9701-3
Barcode:	9780804797016

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