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".
Notes and sources are available on the podcast episode webpage.
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