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This selection of over two hundred tales from medieval Japan includes stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends from history
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"Few readers who start the book will be able to resist going through to the end."
--The New York Times
--Publishers Weekly "Royall Tyler's translations are nothing short of superb--crisp, restrained, ably balancing the ribald and the profound. The results make available masterpieces from five centuries of Japanese literature. This book is a stellar addition to Pantheon's "outstanding folklore series.""
--Booklist "Fresh, imaginative, and uniquely organized . . . told in a style clear, homey, and unpretentious, [they] yield great pleasure."
--Kirkus Reviews "Translated with exceptional skill, this is a perfect example of scholarship concealing scholarship. Tyler has made these tales read gracefully and effortlessly. He writes in a lively and colloquial style that effectively captures the spirit of the originals without being jarringly modern. This is an important book."
--Donald Keene, Shincho Professor of Japanese, Columbia University
About the Author
Royall Tyler has taught Japanese language and culture at many universities, including Harvard, the Australian National University, the University of Oslo, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He lives in Australia.
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- PublisherPantheon
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0394521900
- ISBN 13 9780394521909
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages341
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