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Japanese tales of fantasy and folklore : ninety stories about ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings from the Konjaku monogatari / translated by Naoshi Koriyama and Bruce Allen ; with a foreword by Karen Thornber.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Konjaku monogatari. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Folk literature, Japanese--Translations into English.
- Folk literature, Japanese.
- Japanese literature--Heian period, 794-1185--Translations into English.
- Japanese literature.
- Buddhist legends--Translations into English.
- Buddhist legends.
- Yōkai (Japanese folklore).
- Ghost stories, Japanese.
- Demonology--Japan.
- Demonology.
- Monsters--Japan.
- Monsters.
- Folklore--Japan.
- Folklore.
- Japan--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- folk tales.
- Folk tales.
- Physical Description:
- 288 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Ninety stories about ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings from the Konjaku monogatari
- 90 stories about ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings from the Konjaku monogatari
- Ninety stories about ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings from the Konjaku monogatari shu
- Place of Publication:
- Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2024]
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the Japanese.
- Summary:
- "The 'Konjaku monogatari shu' is a collection of tales from Buddhist and popular folklore that was compiled in the eleventh century. The ninety stories in this book are the largest collection of tales from the 'Konjaku monogatari shu' ever published and feature fearsome oni demons, tengu goblins, kitsune fox spirits, flying hermits, and gods who suddenly appear out of nowhere to rescue foolish humans. There are tales of robbers, bandits, vengeful animals and murderers, as well as ordinary people from all walks of life--to appeal to all readers, particularly those who love a good Japanese yokai story!"-- Page 4 of cover.
- Notes:
- Parts of this book may have been previously published as "Japanese tales from times past : stories of fantasy and folklore from the Konjaku monogatari shu" (Tuttle Publishing, ©2015).
- ISBN:
- 9784805318645
- 4805318643
- OCLC:
- 1417392833
- Publisher Number:
- 90102729963
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