{"product_id":"9784805314616","title":"Japanese Folktales","description":"Author: Yei Theodora Ozaki\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9784805314616\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Berkeley Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapanese Folktales \u003c\/i\u003eis Yei Theodora Ozaki's classic collection of twenty-two traditional Japanese stories. The book introduces the reader to the rich world of the Japanese imagination, a world of ghouls, goblins and ogres; sea serpents and sea kings; kindly animals and magic birds; demons and dragons, princes and princesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"My Lord Bag of Rice\" goldfish dancers and carp musicians delight the brave warrior Hidesato; in \"The Mirror of Matsuyama\" a lonely daughter endures her fate with the help of a \"shining disc\" given by her departed mother; \"The Jelly Fish and the Monkey\" explains how that sea creature lost its bones; and the hero of \"Momotaro,\" a tale familiar to every child in Japan, is born from a peach that washes up on the riverbank. Settings and characters vary from tale to tale but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe effect of each story in this volume is the same - to transport the reader, young or old, to mysterious shores, magical kingdoms, and mythical lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapanese Folk Tales \u003c\/i\u003eis a wondrous introduction to Japan's rich fantasy tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875657404574,"sku":"ADS-9784805314616","price":16.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9784805314616.jpg?v=1779754983","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9784805314616","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}