Tales from Japan

Author(s)

• McAlpine, Helen
• McAlpine, William
• Fowler, Rosamund

Bibliographic Information

Tales from Japan

retold by Helen and William McAlpine ; illustrated by Rosamund Fowler

Oxford University Press, 2002

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This extraordinary collection of stories from Japan are retellings of legends and fairy tales. You'll meet the Sea Spirit, the Moon God, the Emperor Kiyomori, Dragon Princess and many other magical characters. Amidst the stories, the beauty of Japan - its people, its animals and its landscape - is joyfully evoked. The stories include The Birth of Japan, Tales of the Heike, and the Tale of Princess Kaguya.

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Details

• NCID: BA55431209
• ISBN:
  • 9780192751751
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: jpn
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: 150 p.
• Size: 20 cm