![]() ![]() Even works from the Heian period, like The Tale of Genji and The Changelings ( Torikaebaya Monogatari), two of the world’s oldest pieces of literature, feature queer-coded relationships such as nanshoku (same-sex pederasty) and protagonists with fluid gender identities.Īfter World War II, many writers became interested in portraying same-sex relationships and gender nonconformity, challenging the growing social conservatism influenced by Western imperialism. Japanese literature has a long history of exploring sexualities and gender identities outside of mainstream norms. ![]() Reading Yukio Mishima’s Confessions of a Mask as a university student was my gateway to learning about Japan’s underground queer cultures. It should come as no surprise, then, that my first encounters with Japanese culture were through novels. When I’m not making trips across Tokyo to visit new and exciting libraries, I’m crawling the back streets of Jimbocho looking for a quick fix. ![]() All of my friends know I’m a book addict. ![]()
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