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Haunting tales from Japan
By Kendall, Carol
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-91368-922-6
- Publisher
- Lawrence, Kan. : Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, c1985.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1986
Gr 6-Up Kendall has powerfully retold six severe and uncompromising Japanese folk tales, five of which revolve around murder and suicide. They are complemented by full-color woodblock prints by different Japanese artists. While reward for goodness and punishment of evil so prevalent in European folk tales are present in some of these tales, in others the innocent suffer and the guilty are left unpunished. In "Okiku and the Saucers," for example, Okiku, a mai...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
