Japanese Tales

English

ISBN: 0375714510

EAN: 9780375714511

Category: Fiction / Anthologies (Multiple Authors)

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 08/31/2002

Synopsis: Here are two hundred and twenty dazzling tales from medieval Japan, tales that welcome us into a fabulous, faraway world populated by saints and scoundrels, ghosts and 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 worldview during a classic period in Japanese civilization. Masterfully edited and translated by the acclaimed translator ofThe Tale of Genji, these stories ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished though perennially fascinating culture.

Japanese Tales

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.06 inches

Width: 6.02 inches

Length: 9.17 inches

Weight: 19.82 oz

Pages: 400