Goodbye Madame Butterfly: Sex, Marriage and the Modern Japanese Woman

Author:   Sumie Kawakami
Publisher:   Chin Music Press
ISBN:  

9780974199535


Pages:   219
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained


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Author:   Sumie Kawakami
Publisher:   Chin Music Press
Imprint:   Chin Music Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9780974199535


ISBN 10:   0974199532
Pages:   219
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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These are the stories of Japanese women struggling to find themselves in the 21st century; by reading them westerners will likely see themselves reflected through a prism of shared hopes and disappointments. -- Colleen Mondor, Bookslut [Kawakami's essays are] brilliantly written, and a perfect example of how similar bad marriages are, regardless of their setting. --Bookslut.com


<br> These are the stories of Japanese women struggling to find themselves in the 21st century; by reading them westerners will likely see themselves reflected through a prism of shared hopes and disappointments. -- Colleen Mondor, Bookslut <br><br> [Kawakami's essays are] brilliantly written, and a perfect example of how similar bad marriages are, regardless of their setting. --Bookslut.com


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"Sumie Kawakami is a journalist whose work often focuses on the roles of women in Japan. Her July 2004 book ""Tsuma no Koi: Tatoe Furin to Yobarete mo"" (""Wives in Love: Even if it's Called Immoral"") has sold around 5,000 copies so far. She is frequently interviewed by Japanese media on issues concerning women, marriage and infidelity. Yuko Enomoto is a translator specializing in news and literature. She translated Kawakami's work for ""Kuhaku & Other Accounts from Japan"" (0974199508)"

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