Detective Fiction and The Rise Of the Japanese Novel, 1880-1930

Harvard University Asia Center. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Nice dust jacket and cover. Previous owner name occurs in prelims. Interior pages are clean throughout. Binding is secure.

Harvard University Asia Center, 2012. Hard cover. Very good/Good. Jacket spine is sunned, but legibility is not affected. Jacket is slightly worn, particularly along edges. Spine is tight. Cover edges are lightly worn. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Hardback. New. Satoru Saito examines the similarities between detective fiction and the novel in prewar Japan. Arguing that interactions between the genres were critical moments of literary engagement, Saito demonstrates how detective fiction provided a framework through which to examine and critique Japan's literary formations and its modernizing society.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.