About the Author

Andrew Rankin is a Japan scholar studying for his Ph.D. on Yukio Mishima at Cambridge University, in the U.K. He lived in Japan for twenty years and attended Tokyo University. Rankin worked as a translator at the National Institute of Japanese Literature in Tokyo; his work includes Snakelust by Kenji Nakagami, published by KI in 1998.

Reviews

"A fascinating book -- well researched and extensively cited without being overly dry -- it's an excellent read for anyone intrigued by the subject or by Japanese history in general." --
Library Journal