Japanese Writers Standing Up to the State
About this episode
This episode explores the Japanese proletarian writers’ movement and the life of Genzaburo Yoshino.
In this episode, we take a look at the Japanese proletarian writers’ movement of the 1920s and early 1930s. We also take a deep dive into the life of author Genzaburo Yoshino—not a proletarian writer, but a man who spent prison alongside them and for some of the same beliefs—and his novel How Do You Live?. Notes and sources on the episode page. Transcript available. Let RJL know what you think! (Contact us through the website if you want a response.) Get in touch at www.readjapaneselite...
People in this episode
Host: Alison Fincher
Topics covered
- Japanese literature
- proletarian writers
- Genzaburo Yoshino
- 1920s
- 1930s
- Japanese history
Keywords
- Japanese literature
- proletarian writers
- Genzaburo Yoshino
- How Do You Live?
- 1920s
- 1930s
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: How Do You Live?
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