SOURCE: "Higuchi Ichiyō," in Dawn to the West, Japanese Literature of the Modern Era: Fiction, Vol. 1, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984, pp. 165-85.
In this following excerpt, Keene chronicles Higuchi's literary career, discussing her influences and the critical reception of her work.
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