The Closed Hand: Images of the Japanese in Modern Peruvian Literature

Contents

Contents ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments 1 Chapter One A Socio-historical Overview of the Japanese Presence in Peru 33 Chapter Two Images of the Orient/Japan in Spanish American Literature from the Modernistas and Beyond 59 Chapter Three A Japanese Swashbuckler in La casa verde and a Japanese Gangster in Travesuras de la niña mala 77 Chapter Four Images of the Japanese in Peruvian Short Fiction: “Matavilela” and “Muerte de Sevilla en Madrid” 93 Chapter Five Las dos caras del deseo: A Female Nikkei Character in a Pivotal Role 113 Chapter Six Postwar Japanese Literature as a Catalyst for Change in Puñales escondidos 131 Chapter Seven Images of the Japanese in El jardín de la señora Murakami and Shiki Nagaoka: Una nariz de ficción 151 Chapter Eight Reflections of the Japanese in the Poetry of José Watanabe 171 Chapter Nine Representations of the Okinawan/Japanese in the Poetry of Doris Moromisato 193 Chapter Ten Conclusions 203 Appendix Interviews with Six Authors 255 Notes 285 Bibliography 303 Index vii ...