The Fox and Dr. Shimamura

The Fox and Dr. Shimamura

A delicious mix of East and West, of wonder and irony, The Fox and Dr. Shimamura is a most curious novel
The Fox and Dr. Shimamura toothsomely encompasses East and West, memory and reality, fox-possession myths, and psychiatric mythmaking. As an outstanding young Japanese medical student at the end of the nineteenth century, Dr. Shimamura is sentâ€•to his dismayâ€•to the provinces: he is asked to cure scores of young women afflicted by an epidemic of fox possession. Believing itâ€™s all a hoax, he considers the assignment an insulting joke, until he sees a fox moving under the skin of a young beauty... Next he travels to Europe and works with such luminaries as Charcot, Breuer and Freudâ€•whose methods, Dr. Shimamura concludes, are incompatible with Japanese politeness. The ironic parallels between Charcotâ€™s theories of female hysteria and ancient Japanese fox mythsâ€•when it comes to beautiful, writhing young womenâ€•are handled with a lightly sardonic touch by Christine Wunnicke, whose flavor-packed, inventive language is a delight.
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber unknown
ReleaseDate 2019-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811226240

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