Mark Twain in Japan
Subtitle: the cultural reception of an American icon
By: Tsuyoshi Ishihara.
Series: Mark Twain and his circle series
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Appreciation -- Japan.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Translations into Japanese -- History and criticism.; American literature -- Appreciation -- Japan.; Japanese literature -- American influences.; Books and reading -- Japan -- History.; Criticism -- Japan -- History.
Description: "Explores the history of Mark Twain's reception in Japan in the spheres of books, children's magazines, and anime, the impact of Japanese translations on Twain's public image, how Japanese culture has transformed Japanese versions of Twain's works, and how Japan is culturally influenced by America and America by Japan"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.