Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki
Japanese Fairy Tales is the first book writtten by Yei Theodora Ozaki. It is a delightful introduction to the culture of Japan. Originally published in 1903, these tales have been translated and adapted to a western audience while keeping their original charm. Including such great stories as The Goblin of Adachigahara, The Mirror of Matsayuma, The Ogre of Rashamon, and many more. Includes the original illustrations.
Yei Theodora Ozaki was the daughter of a Japanese father and an English mother. After her parents' marriage ended, Ozaki began a life of world travel, first raised by her mother in England and then her father in Japan. Later she traveled through Europe, where she began to translate the traditional Japanese stories she loved into English. She went on to translate several collections of Japanese folk tales including this one. Lucy Fraser is Lecturer in Japanese at the University of Queensland (AUS) where she teaches Japanese popular culture, literature and language. Her most recent publication is the book The Pleasures of Metamorphosis: Japanese and English Fairy Tale Transformation of The Little Mermaid. Her research interests include animal-human interactions in Japanese fairy tale retellings.
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| ISBN 13 | 9784805308813 |
| ISBN 10 | 4805308818 |
| Title | Japanese Fairy Tales |
| Author | Yei Theodora Ozaki |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Tuttle Shokai Inc |
| Year published | 2007-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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