Unusual Fragments: 20th Century Japanese Fiction by Sarah Coolidge

Unusual Fragments: 20th Century Japanese Fiction

Sarah Coolidge with Nabuko Takagi, Taeko Kōno, Takako Takahashi, Jeffrey Angles

200 pages • first pub 2025 (view editions)

fiction literary short stories
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Ideal for the reader who craves taboo-skirting, feminist-inclined, and slyly comic micro-portraits of postwar Japan that upend the canonical trio of Kawabata-Mishima-Abe by spotlighting lesser-known voices like Nobuko Takagi and Yoshida Tomoko.

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Composing a fuller picture of the literary era that brought us Osamu Dazai and Kōbō Abe, Unusual Fragments foregrounds stories of alienation with surprising humor and imagination. A young storm-chaser welcomes a jaded woman into the eye of a storm...

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Community Reviews

3.25
based on 25 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 84%

dark: 76%

challenging: 38%

tense: 38%

emotional: 30%

reflective: 30%

adventurous: 15%

inspiring: 7%

Pace

16% of readers chose fast
75% of readers chose medium
8% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
44% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

37% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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