| The Straw Sandal: Or the Scroll of the Hundred Crabs (Mukashi-Banashi Inazuma-Byōshi) Contributor(s): Santō (Author) |
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ISBN: 1905246641 ISBN-13: 9781905246649 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Carmen Blacker's spirited translation of Santo Kyoden's Mukashibanashi inazuma hyoshi, considered to be his masterpiece, reveals a multilayered and fascinating tale of revenge. This edition contains most of the original late-eighteenth-century black-and-white woodblock prints together with textual notes added by the translator. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: 895.633 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" (0.78 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Carmen Blacker's spirited translation of Santo Kyoden's Mukashi-banashi inazuma byooshi (from which the title 'The Straw Sandal' is taken), considered by Aston to be his masterpiece, reveals a multi-layered and fascinating tale of revenge - Japanese-style, thereby providing a classic example of this popular genre within Japanese literature. Aston makes the point that the plot of this late-eighteenth-century novel, developed over twenty chapters or episodes, is so complicated that 'it is impossible to give an adequate summary...' But he goes on to promise several murders, a harakiri and other suicides, terrific combats, hairbreadth escapes, strange meetings and surprising recognitions. In addition, there are scenes of witchcraft and enchantment with dreams, magic terrors and ghosts who rove by night. The Straw Sandal, which contains most of the original black and white woodblock prints together with textual notes added by the translator, will surely be widely welcomed both in the world of literature as well as that of Japanese Studies. |