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Bungakukai

Japanese literary magazine

Summary

Japanese literary magazine

Field	Value
image_file	Bungakukai-1967-September-1.jpg
image_caption	Cover of the September 1967 issue of Bungakukai
frequency	Monthly
publisher	Bungeishunjū
founded	1893
country	Japan
based	Tokyo
language	Japanese
oclc	5369295

Bungakukai is a Japanese monthly literary magazine published by Bungeishunjū as a junbungaku oriented publication.

History and profile

The first version of Bungakukai was published from 1893 to 1898. The founders were the first generation romantic authors in the country. The magazine featured articles on romanticism, modernism and idealism. Bungeishunjū has owned the magazine since then.

The headquarters of Bungakukai is in Tokyo. Along with Shinchō, Gunzo, Bungei and **, it is one of the five leading literary journals in Japan. It runs a contest for newcomer writers Bungakukai Shinjinshō (, Newcomer Award of Literary World).

References

(2002). "Japan Encyclopedia". Harvard University Press.
Yoshio Takanashi. (2014). "Emerson and Neo-Confucianism: Crossing Paths Over the Pacific". Palgrave Macmillan.
Oliviero Frattolillo. (2014). "Interwar Japan beyond the West: The Search for a New Subjectivity in World History". Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
"David and Godzilla: Anti-Semitism and Seppuku in Japanese Publishing". University of Hawaii.
(2013). "The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature". Columbia University Press.

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