Studies in the Comic Spirit in Modern Japanese Fiction (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series, 41)

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Summary: Comic as in Comedy
Review: In the infinite wisdom of the previous reviewer it was noted that this book is not about japanese comics. It is of course about comic writing and Dazai Osamu is a prime example of that. If you want to read 'comic' books then stick to marvel or d.c. or you may even try that japanese stuff, oh what is it, I believe it is called manga or something. If you want a scholarly book dealing with the 'comic' spirit in modern japanese FICTION' then you should get this book.

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Summary: Really useless, don't waste your money.
Review: There is nothing to study about japanese comics. It doesn't matter whether Havard professor studied comics or any fifteen years old boy studied comics. You don't need to know everything about Japanese history, in order to understand comics. it's part of the pop culture. This book tries to over-analyze everything. Don't waste your time. Don't wast your money.