num_pages: 200
description: A collection of short stories by scriptwriter-poet turned fiction writer Taeko Tomioka. Taeko deconstructs the discourse of the nuclear family and heterosexuality in gendered Japanese culture. Her stories focus on ordinary people unfettered by introspection or a search for life's ultimate meaning.
language: English
title: The Funeral of a Giraffe: Seven Stories
titlecomplete: The Funeral of a Giraffe: Seven Stories (Japanese Women Writing)
genres: Japanese Literature, Short Stories
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Routledge