The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780824837426)

This collection introduces the work of Japan's foremost Marxist writer, Kobayashi Takiji (1903-1933), to an English-speaking audience, providing access to a vibrant, dramatic, politically engaged side of Japanese literature that is seldom seen outside Japan. The volume presents a new translation of Takiji's fiercely anticapitalist Kani kōsen--a classic that became a runaway bestseller in Japan in 2008, nearly eight decades after its 1929 publication. It also offers the first-ever translations of Yasuko and Life of a Party Member, two outstanding works that unforgettably explore both the costs and fulfillments of revolutionary activism for men and women. The book features a comprehensive introduction by Komori Yōichi, a prominent Takiji scholar and professor of Japanese literature at Tokyo University.

Author: Takiji Kobayashi
ISBN-10: 0824837428
ISBN-13: 9780824837426
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2013