Shimazaki Toson s When the Cherries Ripen, its readers, and the contribution magazines of the Taisho era
Shimazaki toson s when the Cherries Ripen, its readers, and the contribution magazines of the Taisho era

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses Shimazaki Toson s autobiographical novel When the Cerries Ripen in connection with its publication medium, BunshoKurabu, one of the most widely read contribution magazines of the Taisho period. Such magazines had become popular around the turn of the century. My paper discusses Toson s novelas a representative of this tendency, interpreting it not only as a mere reflexion of the author s life , but also as part of the broader historical and cultural context, which had made autobiographical novels and the surrounding media discourse an important locus for the virtual encounter of writers and readers.

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