Japanese tales - royall tyler

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

Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan--tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons.

Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization.

They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture.

With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library.