New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2017. This collection features works by Japanese intellectuals written in the immediate postwar period. These writings - many appearing in English for the first time - offer explorations into the social, political, and philosophical debates among Japanese literary elites that shaped the country's literary culture in the aftermath of defeat. Contributions by Odagiri Hideo; Hirano Ken; Sasaki Kiichi; Hanada Kiyoteru; Kurahara Korehito; Ara Masahito; Nakamura Mitsuo; Nakano Shigeharu; Honda Shūgo; Kato Shuichi; Kawakami Tetsutaro; Takeuchi Yoshimi and Haniya Yutaka.