{"product_id":"made-in-japan-and-other-japanese-business-novels-1","title":"Made in Japan and Other Japanese Business Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe term \"business novel\" is a translation of the Japanese word \u003ci\u003ekezai shosetsu, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich may be translated literally as * 'economy novel.'' Critic Makoto Sataka first used the word \"business\" in place of \"economy\" in his monograph \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Business Novels \u003c\/i\u003e(1980).\u003ci\u003el \u003c\/i\u003eBusiness novels are \"popular novels\" \u003ci\u003e(taishu bungaku) \u003c\/i\u003ewidely read by Japanese businessmen, their wives, students, and other professionals.. Business novels were recognized as a * 'field'' or a literary sub-genre in the late 1950s. It was Saburo Shiroyama's \u003ci\u003eExport \u003c\/i\u003e(Yushutsu) (1957), if not his \u003ci\u003eKinjo the Corporate Bouncer \u003c\/i\u003e(Sokaiya Kinjo) (1959), which marshalled their enormous popularity. The seven short works in this collection represent prototypes of the business novel. Their distinctive features are that business activities motivate plot developments, although psycho-socio-cultural elements are tightly interwoven.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242582495576,"sku":"9780873325295","price":210.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780873325295_7936dfda-11d6-4c27-b439-a76ac755312b.jpg?v=1779425153","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/made-in-japan-and-other-japanese-business-novels-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}