Makiko's Diary: A Merchant Wife in 1910 Kyoto - Couverture rigide

Nakano, Makiko

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0804724407 ISBN 13 : 9780804724401

Editeur : Stanford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This is the intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto. Makiko's husband was the had of his family's pharmaceutical business, and because the store and the family's living quarters were under one roof, it was a very busy place. Makiko writes perceptively about both special occasions (such as weddings, funerals, ancestral memorial services, and festivals) and the daily routine of the complex household.

Almost all of the Japanese women whose accounts of family life are available in English were members of the elite or individuals who distinguish themselves in public life or in the arts. Makiko's Diary differs in that it is a spirited, first-hand account of the domestic world of a housewife, the role played by the vast majority of Japanese women. Makiko herself emerges as an engaging young woman, displaying flashes of sly humor, anger, sarcasm, and self-pity to temper her usual cheerfulness, eagerness to please, and determination to become a better person. Hers is a compelling voice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kazuko Smith is a retied Lecturer in the Japanese Language Program of Cornell University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stanford University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0804724407
• ISBN 13: 9780804724401
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible