The word book / Mieko Kanai ; translated by Paul McCarthy.
The word book / Mieko Kanai ; translated by Paul McCarthy.
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Publisher
Champaign, Ill. : Dalkey Archive Press, 2009.
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Date
2009.
Call Numbers
N895.635/46
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Language
English
Japanese
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Physical Description
Physical content
148 p. ; 21 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Champaign, Ill. : Dalkey Archive Press, 2009.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2009.
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Summary
"Like the surfaces of a jagged crystal, each story in this collection shows an entirely different facet when viewed from a different angle. Playing games with the basic units of both life and fiction - the solid certainties of the self, the world around us, and the words we use to describe these things to one another - Mieko Kanai creates a reality...
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The word book / Mieko Kanai ; translated by Paul McCarthy.
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Japanese literature series.
Originally published in Japanese as "Tangoshu" by Chikuma Shobo, Tokyo, 1979 --T.p. verso.
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N895.635/46
Record Identifier
74VveLVPJEK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VveLVPJEK3
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ISBN
9781564785664
1564785661
DDC
895.635
MMS ID
991017085119702626
