Episode 317 - Separate Ways
History of Japan
Isaac Meyer
4.8 • 744 Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2019
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
This week, we explore the career of the first woman to make a big splash in modern Japanese literature: Higuchi Ichiyo. We'll talk about her story, her writing, her legacy, and her tragically short career -- and I'll spend a lot of time talking about how much I hate Mori Ogai!
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| 1:07.0 | ... ... Hello and welcome to the History of Japan podcast, Episode 317, Separate Ways. |
| 1:27.7 | So traditionally I'm not what you might call a literary guy. |
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