Molasky: Southern Exposure Paper, Molasky, Michael 9780824823009 New<-

Southern ExposureModern Japanese Literature from Okinawa\nAuthor(s): Michael S. Molasky, Steve Rabson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Hawai'i Press, United States\nImprint: University of Hawai'i Press\nISBN-13: 9780824823009, 978-0824823009\nSynopsis\nSouthern Exposure is the first anthology of Okinawan literature to appear in English translation, and it appears at a propitious time. Although Okinawa Prefecture comprises only one percent of Japan's population, its writers have been winning a disproportionate number of literary awards in recent yearsincluding the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for fiction, which was awarded to Matayoshi Eiki in 1996 and to Medoruma Shun in 1997. Both Matayoshi and Medoruma are represented in this anthology, which includes a wide range of fiction as well as a sampling of poetry from the 1920s to the present day.\n\nModern Okinawa has been forged by a history of conquest and occupation by mainland Japan and the United States. Its sense of dual.