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Japanese Legends and Folklore

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Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and people, A.B. Mitford – who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat – presents tales from a broad cross section of Japanese prose. Discover more about practically every part of Japanese life – from myth and legend to history and religion.

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Dimensions 130 × 203 mm
ISBN

9784805315019

Dimensions

130 x 203 mm

Book Type

Paperback / softback

Author

Mitford

Author Bio

A.B. Mitford (Lord Redesdale) was a British author and diplomat. He was attache at the British legation in Edo (Tokyo) at the beginning of Japan's turbulent Meiji Restoration and was witness to Japan's opening to the West. His writings were hugely popular and helped shape the West's understanding of Japanese culture.

Michael Dylan Foster is Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (2015), Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai (2009), and numerous articles on Japanese folklore, literature and media.

Number of Pages

320

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