Japanese Women Writers
A Bio-critical Sourcebook
by Chieko Irie Mulhern
524 pages· 1994· ISBN 9780313254864
About
Women have made many important contributions to Japanese literature since the Heian period (794-1192), during which time Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji. This reference is a guide to literature by Japanese women writers from centuries ago to the present day. The book includes biographical and critical profiles for 58 Japanese women writers, with entries arranged alphabetically. Each entry sketches the life of the writer and discusses her career.
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