Mysterious tales of Japan / [expanded, developed, and reinterpreted by] Rafe Martin ; illustrated by Tatsuro Kiuchi.
By: Martin, Rafe.
Contributor(s): Kiuchi, Tatsuro [ill.].
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1996Description: 74 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 039922677X.Subject(s): Fairy tales -- Japan | Tales -- Japan | Fairy tales | Folklore -- Japan | Fairy tales | Folklore -- JapanDDC classification: 398.2/0952Translation of folk tales of Japan.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 74).
Urashima Tarō -- Green willow -- Ho-Ichi the earless -- The snow woman -- Kogi -- The crane maiden -- The pine of Akoya -- Snake husband ; Frog friend -- The boy who drew cats -- Black hair.
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Presents a collection of traditional Japanese tales, which unfold in strange situations and end in eerie conclusions, that mirror the realities of our own lives.
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