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Japanese Tales of Fantasy & Folklore


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Supernatural tales from the most famous collection in all of Japanese literature!

The Konjaku Monogatari Shu is a collection of tales from Buddhist and popular folklore that was compiled in the eleventh century. The stories in this book are about fearsome demons, tengu goblins, kitsune fox spirits, flying hermits and gods who suddenly appear out of nowhere to rescue foolish humans. There are tales of robbers, bandits, vengeful animals and murderers, as well as ordinary people from all walks of life.

The original Japanese anthology was a compilation of over 1,000 stories in 31 volumes (of which 28 remain today). This book is the largest collection of Konjaku Monogatari Shu tales ever published in English. It presents the low and the high, the humble and the devout, and the flirting, farting and fornicating of everyday men and women. The ninety tales in this book include:

  • "A Clerk from Higo Province Escapes from a Demon's Scheme" -- A clerk, riding his horse to work loses his way. A woman invites him to rest in her house, promising to help him, but the clerk soon realizes she is a demon, and flees. He hides in a cave, while the demon woman eats his horse. From deep in the cave comes the voice of another demon, and the clerk prays to Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of Mercy, to save him. His prayers are heard, the demons release him, and he devouts himself to a life of piety.

  • "Empress Somedono Is Abused by a Tengu Goblin" -- A beautiful empress is plagued by an evil spirit; but an exorcism by a mystical high priest banishes the spirit. Delighted, her father asks the priest to live with them in the palace, but the priest ends up falling in love with the empress. The only way he can live with himself is by taking the form of a tengu goblin and casting a spell over the empress so that she will give in to his demands.

  • "A Fox Whose Ball is Returned Repays a Man's Kindness" -- A sorceress called to exorcise a haunted house discovers the spirit is a kitsune fox. A beautiful white ball materializes, belonging to the kitsune. A samurai, watching the exorcism, takes it. Desperate, the kitsune begs for its ball back, promising to protect the samurai. Reluctantly, the samurai agrees. One night, lost in the dark, the samurai calls on the kitsune for help and is guided safely home.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9784805318645
  • Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: 90 Stories of Ghosts, Demons and Other Supernatural Beings from the Konjaku Monogatari Shu
  • Width: 130 mm
  • ISBN-10: 4805318643
  • Publisher Date: 15 Oct 2024
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Weight: 498 gr


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