Reading the Kimono in Twentieth-Century Japanese Literature and Film Format:Hardcover lavishly illustrated with more than

lavishly illustrated with more than 250 photographs and film stills and featuring an opening critical essay by Powers

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Reading the Kimono in Twentieth-Century Japanese Literature and Film Format:Hardcover lavishly illustrated with more thanOften considered an exotic garment of traditional Japan, the kimono is in fact a vibrant part of Japanese modernity, playing an integral role in literature and film throughout the twentieth century. Reading the Kimono in Twentieth Century Japanese Literature and Film is the first extended study to offer new ways of interpreting textual and visual narratives through kimono languagewhat these garments communicate within their literary, historical, and