Wartime Japan saw the début of several authors best known for the beauty of their language and their tales of love and sensuality, World War II, and Japan's defeat, deeply influenced Japanese literature Many authors wrote stories of disaffection, loss of purpose, and the coping with defeat Haruo Umezaki 's short story "Sakurajima" shows a disillusioned andCookies Some cookies are necessary in order to make this website function correctly These are set by default and whilst you can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, some functionality such as being able to log in to the website will not work if you do thisOnline shopping from a great selection at Books Store We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experience, and provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie NoticeWe also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so ...