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A Souvenir of Japan

Angela Carter

First published 1974
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

An English woman living in Tokyo details an affair with a younger Japanese man. As she tries to understand the fragile beauty that exists within their relationship she examines the wider role of women in society, describing Japan as "a man's country". This story is presumably semi-autobiographical. (Wikipedia)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1974 Cover Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces Quartet Books Collection
1976 Cover Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces Quartet Books Collection
May 1981 Cover Fireworks Harper & Row Collection 1
February 1982 Cover Fireworks Harper Colophon Collection 1
1987 Cover Fireworks Virago Collection 1
April 1987 Cover Fireworks Chatto & Windus Collection 1
December 1987 Cover Fireworks Penguin Books (US) Collection
1988 Cover Artificial Fire McClelland and Stewart Omnibus 9
June 1988 Fireworks Virago Collection
1992 Fireworks Virago Collection 1
May 1994 Fireworks Penguin Books (US) Collection
July 1995 Cover Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories Chatto & Windus Collection 27
April 1996 Cover Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories Henry Holt Collection 27
July 1996 Cover Burning Your Boats: Collected Stories Vintage (UK) Collection 27
August 1997 Cover Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories Penguin Books (US) Collection 27
2004 Cover Fireworks Virago Collection 1
October 2006 Cover Fireworks Virago Collection