Scubadivers and Chrysanthemums: Essays on the Poetry of Araki Yasusada - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781848611849

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by Bill Freind (Editor)

Araki Yasusada, allegedly a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, had his work published posthumously and in translation in the mid-1990s. The work was widely praised and seemed to fuse traditional Japanese forms and themes with more innovative North American techniques and a sprinkling of French critical theory. However, Yasusada was an invention, and while no one claimed responsibility for the work, most readers agree that Kent Johnson was the creator, although Johnson insists the actual author is Tosa Motokiyu, the pseudonym for an unnamed writer who is now dead. This book considers all aspects of the Yasusada phenomenon.

Number of Pages: 322

Dimensions: 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN

Publication Date: January 14, 2012

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