

Kendall Heitzman is an associate professor of Japanese literature and culture at the University of Iowa. He is the author of a number of articles on contemporary Japanese literature and has translated into English stories and essays by a number of prominent contemporary Japanese writers.
"Heitzman's close readings of Yasuoka's early fiction and nonfiction, his analysis of the impact the South had on subsequent writing, and his involvement in another of the writer's passions, film, show clearly how 'Yasuoka's work to endure the postwar has helped ensure that the postwar will endure.' Enduring Postwar will be of interest to scholars of Japan and the American South."
—Davinder Bhowmik, University of Washington
"The erudition of this study distinguishes it from many books in the field of Japanese literature and cultural history. Heitzman writes with a very impressive grasp of the full sweep of modern Japanese literary and cultural history. It is worth noting that his style is clear, concise, and largely jargon-free."
—James Dorsey, Dartmouth College
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