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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.
Paperback: 222 pages
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press (August 30, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0824815696
ISBN-13: 978-0824815691
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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It was a nonstop reading. Who could possibly get bored with the thirteen cute, little pieces Virginia Skord presents here? She succeeds in carrying out the subtle nuances the original texts possess (I have read many of them translated into "modern" Japanese) into jargon-free English. What? Do words such as "medieval Japan" or "East Asian Studies" intimidate you? You do not see anything in common between your cultural background and the medieval culture from Far East? Hold the view for now. Read this, cry and laugh, and now you realize how common virtues can transcend the time, culture, or geography.
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