Japanese tales

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A collection of 220 dazzling tales from medieval Japan is selected and edited by the acclaimed translator of "The Tale of Genji."

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Full title :Japanese tales / selected, edited, and translated by Royall Tyler.

Summary

A collection of 220 dazzling tales from medieval Japan is selected and edited by the acclaimed translator of "The Tale of Genji."

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2002?

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pantheon Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2002?

Notes

Originally published in hardcover in 1987.

The Physical Object

Description:lvi, 340 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0375714510, 9780375714511
oclc:ocm50502877
LC Classification:GR340
Dewey Decimal:398.20952

The giant oak -- Melon magic -- The sparrow's gifts -- The maiden from the sky -- The flea - -The little spider -- A flash in the palace -- Salt fish and doctored wine -- The tapeworm's sad end -- A toad to reckon with -- Better late than early -- The ravenous storehouse -- The grisly box -- The bridge -- The rooted corpse -- An old, old ghost -- Syrup -- Not quite the right robe -- The nose -- Two buckets of marital bliss -- Home in a chest -- The Emperor's finger -- Japan's first gold -- Gyōgi and Baramon -- The old mackerel peddler -- Kōbō Daishi -- The Kannon in the pine -- Very kind of him, no doubt -- The dog and his wife -- An old god renewed -- Come to my Kasuga Mountain! -- Princess Glory -- The murmuring of the sea -- Japan means trouble! -- The invincible pair -- Rain -- No dragon -- Things as they are -- The portrait -- What the beans were saying -- Mercy -- Among the flowers -- For love of song -- Three angels -- Give me music! -- The weight of tradition -- The god of good fortune -- Divine applause -- Bring back that ferry! -- The man-made friend -- The laughing fit -- Small-time magic -- The little oil jar -- A hard moment -- A nice mug of molten copper -- The littl…