Japanese Tales
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 13, 2002
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- Who it’s for
- These medieval Japanese tales move between the lyrical and dramatic, the ribald and profound.
- Themes
- Japanese folklore, Supernatural beings and miracles, Medieval Japanese culture
- Genres
- Fairy Tales & Myths, Japanese Literary Collections, Fantasy Anthologies
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Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture.
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With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Many Worlds in Miniature
These medieval Japanese tales move between the lyrical and dramatic, the ribald and profound.
Come here for
- Saints, scoundrels, ghosts, healers, deities, and demons
- Miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends
Expect
- A window into a long-vanished culture
- Black-and-white illustrations throughout
Where it sits
| Fairy Tales & Myths | 77% |
|---|---|
| Japanese Literary Collections | 64% |
| Fantasy Anthologies | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fantasy Anthologies
- Fairy Tales & Myths
- Literary Fiction
- Authors
- Royall Tyler
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- August 13, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Japanese folklore · Supernatural beings and miracles · Medieval Japanese culture
- Reading lane
- Fantasy Anthologies