Tales of Tears and Laughter
Short Fiction of Medieval Japan
University of Hawaii Press · Print & ebook · August 1, 1993
The stories in this collection constitute just a small portion of a vast body of some four hundred short narratives known as otogizoshi.
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- Who it’s for
- These short narratives offer a glimpse of medieval Japan, with its many possibilities and contradictions.
- Genres
- Japanese Literary Collections, Medieval Collections, Short Stories (Single Author)
- Published
- University of Hawaii Press, August 1, 1993
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The stories in this collection constitute just a small portion of a vast body of some four hundred short narratives known as otogizoshi. They represent a cross section of medieval Japan in its richness and complexity, a panoply of life teeming with all the possibilities and contradictions of the age.
Medieval Japan
These short narratives offer a glimpse of medieval Japan, with its many possibilities and contradictions.
Come here for
- A cross section of medieval Japan’s richness and complexity
Expect
- Stories drawn from the otogizoshi, a body of some four hundred narratives
Where it sits
| Japanese Literary Collections | 94% |
|---|---|
| Short Stories (Single Author) | 58% |
| Medieval Collections | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Japanese History
- Japanese Literary Collections
- Japanese Literary Criticism
- Authors
- Virginia Skord
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Published
- August 1, 1993
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies