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Japanese Tales by Royall Tyler: Used
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 1989-03-11
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9780394756561
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394756568
ISBN-13
9780394756561
eBay Product ID (ePID)
389736
Product Key Features
Original Language
Japanese
Book Title
Japanese Tales
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, General
Publication Year
1989
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
2.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
86-017017
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Few readers who start the book will be able to resist going through to the end." -- New York Times "Fresh, imaginative, and uniquely organized...told in a style clear, homey, and unpretentious, [they] yield great pleasure." -- Kirkus Reviews "Enchanting....The stories are variously witty, allegorical, mystical, gross, funny, and enigmatic....Tyler provides a helpful introduction, and his poised translations are something of a masterpiece." -- Publishers Weekly "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 Here is a dazzling selection of over two hundred tales from medieval Japan. Edited and translated with the surest possible touch, Japanese Tales opens a window on a fabulous, faraway world, populated by saints and scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, supernatural creatures, and a vast assortment of deities and demons in all sizes and shapes. The 220 tales collected here include stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends from history. 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).
Dewey Decimal
398.20952
Synopsis
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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- c***a (381)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSold as new, definitely NOT new. It wasn’t worth the effort to return. Should be a neutral rating but they did offer a full refund which I declined.
- y***b (194)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseNice copy
- a***j (1)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI figured for such a cheap price the book would be beat up, but in fact, it was an excellent shape.
Seller feedback (516,912)
- c***a (381)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSold as new, definitely NOT new. It wasn’t worth the effort to return. Should be a neutral rating but they did offer a full refund which I declined.
- y***b (194)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseNice copy
- a***j (1)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI figured for such a cheap price the book would be beat up, but in fact, it was an excellent shape.