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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Main Author: Takagi, Shinji (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2022
In: 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
Further subjects:B Japanese Christian literature
B reception of the Bible
B Mumeihi
B reception of the book of Job
B Ayako Sono
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