The Absurdity of the Ordinary: Exploring the Joban Theme in Ayako Sono's Mumeihi
This essay presents an exploration of Mumeihi [The Unnamed Monument], an enigmatic novel by Japanese Christian writer Ayako Sono. Recognized as a work of literature inspired by the biblical book of Job, Mumeihi is the story of how an elite civil engineer is killed by his wife, who becomes insane fol...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2022
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Christianity & literature
Year: 2022, Volume: 71, Issue: 3, Pages: 381-397 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HB Old Testament KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
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Japanese Christian literature
B reception of the Bible B Mumeihi B reception of the book of Job B Ayako Sono |
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| Summary: | This essay presents an exploration of Mumeihi [The Unnamed Monument], an enigmatic novel by Japanese Christian writer Ayako Sono. Recognized as a work of literature inspired by the biblical book of Job, Mumeihi is the story of how an elite civil engineer is killed by his wife, who becomes insane following their daughter's death. The novel's complex plot, multiple moving parts, absence of a biblical reference, and entirely pagan setting, have left its Joban origin elusive among the reading public. The essay uncovers the novel's Joban allusions and themes, including by using, as the interpretive key, Sono's own nonfictional writings. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/chy.2022.0032 |