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A drawing of Lolita after the Lolita movie poster. She is sucking on a lollipop and wearing heart shaped glasses. Reflected in the glasses are scenes from the novel “Naomi.”

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November 14, 2024 9:36 pmNovember 14, 2024 9:59 pm

Word for Word: Stop calling ‘Naomi’ the Japanese Lolita

By Anna Ripper Naigeborin 6344 Views Brazil, Culture, eurocentric, Feminism, globalization, japanese literature, Literature, lolita, naomi, russian literature

Is “Naomi” by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki the “Japanese Lolita,” or is this nickname just a way to inferiorize a non-Western book? Anna R. Naigeborin PO ’28 compares the two novels and settles this debate.

A drawing of the author Osamu Dazai in front of the cover of his book “schoolgirl,” which shows the waist-down of a girl in a school outfit standing on a beach.

Arts & Culture Books Columns

September 26, 2024 9:24 pm

Word for Word: Finding solace in Osamu Dazai’s ‘Schoolgirl’

By Anna Ripper Naigeborin 12208 Views dazai, Feminism, Grief, Japanese, japanese literature, literature in translation, Misogyny, osamu dazai, Translation

Could a young girl possibly identify with a female character written by a man? Literature columnist Anna R. Naigeborin PO ’28 writes about her experience reading Modern Japanese author Osamu Dazai.

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