Japanese Tales Free Download Ebook By Royall Tyler
| Title | : | Japanese Tales |
| Author | : | Royall Tyler |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 341 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0375714510 |
Here are two hundred and twenty dazzling tales from medieval Japan, tales that welcome us into a fabulous, faraway world populated by saints and scoundrels, ghosts and 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 worldview during a classic period in Japanese Here are two hundred and twenty dazzling tales from medieval Japan, tales that welcome us into a fabulous, faraway world populated by saints and scoundrels, ghosts and 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 worldview during a classic period in Japanese civilization Masterfully edited and translated by the acclaimed translator of The Tale of Genji, these stories ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long vanished though perennially fascinating culture
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Born in England in 1936, I was educated in the US and France During my academic career I specialized in Japanese literature My last teaching position, after stints in Canada, the US, and Norway, was at the Australian National University in Canberra After that I retired with my wife to a farm in in New South Wales We ve bred alpacas here for over twenty years, although our herd is smaller than Born in England in 1936, I was educated in the US and France During my academic career I specialized in Japanese literature My last teaching position, after stints in Canada, the US, and Norway, was at the Australian National University in Canberra After that I retired with my wife to a farm in in New South Wales We ve bred alpacas here for over twenty years, although our herd is smaller than it used to be And I ve continued to publish books In summer we see blue tongue skinks a big, slow lizard that really does have a blue tongue So I named my own book imprint Blue Tongue Books after one that scrabbled at my window, wanting to come in I m descended from two other authors named Royall Tyler, both listed on Goodreads and The first 1757 1826 was the American jurist and playwright best known as the author of The Contrast The second 1884 1953 was my grandfather 
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Here are two hundred and twenty dazzling tales from medieval Japan, tales that welcome us into a fabulous, faraway world populated by saints and scoun
341 pagesRoyall Tyler
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