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Renewed Interest in Kaneko Fumiko's 1931 Prison Memoir

Original: 何が私をこうさせたか (Nani ga watashi o kō saseta ka; What Made Me This Way?) by 金子文子 (Kaneko Fumiko), 1931 You don't have to symp

Kaneko Fumiko's 'What Made Me This Way?', the 1931 memoir written by the Japanese anarchist while imprisoned, is being discussed as a powerful account of bodily autonomy and absolute freedom. Readers note that no sympathy for anarchism or nihilism is needed to be moved by the heartbreaking, fierce text she left before her death.

Why now: Readers are highlighting the memoir's themes of autonomy and defiance, which resonate with contemporary debates.

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• 何が私をこうさせたか (Nani ga watashi o kō saseta ka; What Made Me This Way?) by 金子文子 (Kaneko Fumiko), 1931 You don't have to sympathize with # anarchism or # nihilism to be deeply moved by this prison memoir, a heartbreaking yet fierce testament to bodily autonomy, absolute freedom, and… · kojinmanus · 6

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