Books by Susan J Napier
Susan J Napier is a Professor of International Literary and Cultural Studies at Tufts University. She is the author of Anime from Akira to Howl’s Moving Castle: Experiencing Japanese Animation, From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Mind of the West, The Fantastic in Modern Japanese Literature: The Subversion of Modernity, and Escape from the Wasteland: Romanticism and Realism in the Works of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo.
“I looked at everything written about Miyazaki, met with many of the people who worked with him and interviewed Miyazaki myself. This gave me a chance to see this amazing auteur from the inside out.” Read more...
The best books on Manga and Anime
Susan J Napier, Literary Scholar
Interviews with Susan J Napier
The best books on Manga and Anime, recommended by Susan J Napier
Many people have heard of manga and anime, but would be surprised to learn how deeply this niche is steeped in Japanese tradition and culture—or how often manga features strong, smart female leads, says Susan Napier, anime expert and Professor of the Japanese Program at Tufts University. Here, she picks five books that encapsulate manga and anime as both forms of art and cathartic re-workings of Japanese history.
Interviews where books by Susan J Napier were recommended
The best books on Manga and Anime, recommended by Susan J Napier
Many people have heard of manga and anime, but would be surprised to learn how deeply this niche is steeped in Japanese tradition and culture—or how often manga features strong, smart female leads, says Susan Napier, anime expert and Professor of the Japanese Program at Tufts University. Here, she picks five books that encapsulate manga and anime as both forms of art and cathartic re-workings of Japanese history.
