TOKYO -- Ever since Etheria, a fourth-century Western European, wrote about her three-year pilgrimage to the Christian Holy Land in the Middle East, women authors have been providing an alternative view of the world. Alternatively excoriated and lionized, they have moved from the shadows to critical acclaim.
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Foreign women writers give alternative view of Japan
Works on Japanese culture, history, reflect distinct sensibility through the ages
Women writers on Japan have been lauded for their individual work, but rarely recognized for their collective influence. (Nikkei montage/Source photos from Amazon)
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