![Kasai Zenz? and the Modern Japanese Autobiographical Novel (Shish? Setsu): Together with a Translation into English of his At the Lakeside by Nakagawa Makaso [Nakagawa Graham]](https://aricorpstore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PMRT.GEN_.4198.01639.jpg)
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Kasai Zenz? (1887-1928) was one of the first and most prominent shishosetsu writers during the Taisho period (1912-1926). The shish?setsu, I novel or autobiographical narrative, was once believed to be an ideal form of writing, the purest of prose, and an expression of the depth of the self, which was said to be created without fabrications derived from conventional fiction. The shishosetsu is the most outstanding feature of modern Japanese literature. This work examines and analyzes the narrative structure as well as the theme of At the Lakeside to shed light on the final stage in the development of shish?setsu in its finest form.
![Kasai Zenz? and the Modern Japanese Autobiographical Novel (Shish? Setsu): Together with a Translation into English of his At the Lakeside by Nakagawa Makaso [Nakagawa Graham]](https://aricorpstore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PMRT.GEN_.4198.01639-450x450.jpg)
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