The Women Writers of Meiji Japan
Read Japanese Literature - A podcast by Alison Fincher
Last episode, we talked about the coming of the West and the way it impacted Japanese literature.This time we’re talking about women as they take up a prominent position in the story of Japanese literature for the first time in almost 1000 years.Special focus on Ichiyō Higuchi and her best-beloved story "Takekurabe".Please note that this episode mistakenly attributes quotes from Higuchi’s diary to translator Melek Ortabasi. The translations are by Kyoko Omori.Notes and sources are available o...