"A Chronicle of Forgers" Kiyohiro Tanimura Price: ¥650 "A Chronicle of Forgers" by Kiyohiro Tanimura is a highly sophisticated and provocative collection of literary criticism that explores "non-existent books," "fictitious authors," and "fabricated knowledge" lurking on the periphery of literary and intellectual history. The "forgeries" dealt with in this book are not mere forgeries or fraudulent documents. Rather, they are literary devices designed to shake the very foundations of the institutions of "authenticity," "authority," "scholarship," and "history" from within. The Core of "Forgeries" as Depicted by Kiyohiro Tanimura In this book, Kiyohiro Tanimura views forgeries not as a "pathology of literature," but as a purification to the extreme of the "fictionality" that literature inherently possesses. • Why are people so susceptible to plausible "notes," "citations," and "bibliographies"? • How much of scholarly writing is truth, and how much is performance? • Are "existence" and "worthiness to read" the same thing? These questions emerge through the lives and works of each individual forger. The real thrill of this book lies not in a mere listing of facts like "who wrote what forgery," but in reading the very "intellectual environment" that allows forgeries to come into being. • How does the authority of scholarship take on a narrative quality? • How do the devices of annotation, reference, and citation guide the reader's thinking? • How has the desire to "believe in fiction" supported literature? These are discussed with irony, cool intellect, and a deep love of literature. This content will particularly resonate with those who enjoy Borges's fictional bibliographies, the pseudo-scholarly style in fantasy literature, and the intellectual climate of 19th and 20th century Europe. #KiyohiroTanimura #Kiyohiro_Tanimura #Books #JapaneseLiterature/Novels&Stories #AChronicleOfForgers #KiyohiroTanimura #LiteraryCriticism #FantasyLiterature #Borgesian #FictionalBibliography #IntellectualPlay #FictionAndTruth #LiteratureLover #BookLover #CriticismLover"