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Translating Ariyoshi Sawako: A Conversation with Jan Bardsley and Hiroko Hirakawa

Translating Ariyoshi Sawako: A Conversation with Jan Bardsley and Hiroko Hirakawa

by Rebecca Copeland | Sep 24, 2025 | Japanese Culture

Novels with clear social messages never fail to incite debate in my Japanese literature courses. They push readers to care, to take a point of view, and to act. Literary works by Ariyoshi Sawako (1931-1984) are a case in point. The Doctor’s Wife (1966), for one,...

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