Book · 2016 · Nature
The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman
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The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman by Kaneko Fumiko, translated and edited by Mikiso Hane and Jean Inglis, is an autobiographical account of an anarchist dissident in early twentieth-century Japan. Margaret Killjoy discussed the book on Behind the Bastards during the episode It Could Happen Here Weekly 32, broadcast on April 30, 2022. Killjoy recommended the memoir while recounting Kaneko's defiance, noting how she tore up a government pardon and chose imprisonment instead. During her incarceration, Kaneko lived long enough to pen what Killjoy described as the greatest entry in the genre of Japanese anarchist-feminist prison memoirs, highlighting a rich tradition of dissident writing. The book captures Kaneko's fierce independence, her critique of oppressive societal structures, and her unwavering commitment to her beliefs despite facing the full might of the state apparatus. Killjoy's praise draws attention to a powerful historical testimony of resistance, gender politics, and ideological conviction that continues to inspire readers interested in marginalized voices and radical history.
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Margaret Kiljoy And so she tears out the pardon and so she goes to prison and she lives long enough to write like the great… 1
“And so she tears out the pardon and so she goes to prison and she lives long enough to write like the greatest entry in in the genre of a narco feminist a Japanese narco feminist prison memoirs which is an entire genre.”
