Table of contents : CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. ŌGAI, KAFŪ, AND THE LIMITS OF FICTION CHAPTER 2. MAUPASSANT AND AMERIKA MONOGATARI CHAPTER 3. UDEKURABE: THE DEMIMONDE EAST AND WEST CHAPTER 4. FRUSTRATED FORM: NARRATIVE SUBVERSION IN OKAMEZASA CHAPTER 5. BOKUTŌ KIDAN: A “STRANGE TALE” AND THE SELFCONSCIOUS MODERN NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR