The japanese women’s writing: A brief survey from classic to contemporary works

Abstract

When we look at contemporary Japanese literature, we notice that publications of women have been quantified to the proportion of men. But what are the characteristics of these productions? Are there features in their writing that distinguish them from men? At this work, our goal is to provide a brief overview of the female authors translated into Portuguese and understand, based on the production of the authors Banana Yoshimoto and Hiromi Kawakami, what are the characteristics of women’s writing and how it’s done within the Japanese studies. Trying to understand this production not only as a reflection of the current Japanese society, but also as a way to see the universal man in his continuous process of self-understanding.