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Bold Breaks

Japanese Women and Literary Narratives of Divorce
  • Edited by: Anne Sokolsky
  • With contributions by: Sohyun Chun , Rebecca L. Copeland , Charo D'Etcheverry , Eleanor Hogan , Anne Sokolsky , Kaoru Tamura and Laurel Taylor
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2026
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Sokolsky Anne :

Anne Sokolsky is visiting associate professor of Japanese, East Asian studies, and women and gender studies at Denison University.Sokolsky Anne :

Anne Sokolsky is visiting associate professor of Japanese, East Asian studies, and women and gender studies at Denison University.Anne Sokolsky is visiting associate professor of Japanese, East Asian studies, and women and gender studies at Denison University.

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Barbara Hartley, University of Queensland:
Anne Sokolsky has compiled an important collection that examines women’s writing from a highly original point of view. The translations are wonderful. Scholars and general readers alike will welcome this publication.

Julia Bullock, Emory University:
Bold Breaks is a novel contribution to works on divorce in Japan and provides a great service to the field by including translations of writing by iconic and lesser-known Japanese women writers previously unavailable in English; all of the pieces are well-chosen to represent a variety of time periods, perspectives, and backgrounds. The book will make a great addition to syllabi for courses on Japanese or comparative literature, Japanese culture, and gender studies.


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The Art of Divorce in Japanese Literature
Anne Sokolsky
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TIL DEATH DO US PART?
Charo B. D’Etcheverry
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Anne Sokolsky
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UNO CHIYO AND “PARTING PLEASURE”
Rebecca Copeland
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TSUSHIMA YŪKO’S “WISTERIA VINE”
Eleanor J. Hogan
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HEISEI AND THE PARTING OF WAYS
Laurel Taylor
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