DiscoverThe 19th Century Novel PodcastEPISODE 37: Naoe Kinoshita, "Pillar of Fire" (1904), Part Two
EPISODE 37: Naoe Kinoshita, "Pillar of Fire" (1904), Part Two

EPISODE 37: Naoe Kinoshita, "Pillar of Fire" (1904), Part Two

Update: 2024-11-26
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Chapters 8-10: 0:00 —Ohora & Matsushima at the geisha house. 4:35 —Kanekichi. 6:46 —Girls & geishas. 12:37 —Koyone & Kanekichi. 14:44 —Hanakichi & O-Roku & the monster. 18:15 —Interlude.


Chapters 11-16: 19:03 —Licking boots. 20:40 —Trampling on love. 22:03 —Such slobbering. 23:08 —Celebrating geishas. 25:20 —Christmas at Shinoda’s. 27:05 —Climbing aboard. 28:42 —Prince Itō. 32:48 —Itō & Yamaki & Matsushima. 38:50 —Closing.


Text: Kinoshita, Naoe. Pillar of Fire. Translated by Kenneth Strong. London: George Allen & Unwin. 1972.


Interlude: Yatsuhashi Kengyo, "Midare," performed by Reiko Kimura, January 15, 1998, National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, D.C.


Illustration: Naoe Kinoshita, 1937 (Wikipedia).






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Contact: jimjneilson@gmail.com






Thanks to Professor David Ambaras and the students of HIS 573: Japan's Empire in Asia, 1868-1945, NCSU, Fall 2024.

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EPISODE 37: Naoe Kinoshita, "Pillar of Fire" (1904), Part Two

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