The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter = : Taketori Monogatari

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Call Number: World-JPN-Fiction
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 2nd Fl., WORLD 4-week checkout	World-JPN-Fiction	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"Taketori monogatari" was probably written late in the ninth or early in the tenth century. It is the oldest surviving Japanese work of fiction; "The tale of Genji" (written about 1010) referred to it as the 'ancestor of all romances.' Today it is thought of mainly as a children's story, and Kaguya-hime, the heroine, looks in the illustrations as lovable as Snow-White or Cinderella; there is no suggestions [sic] of the heartlessness that is perhaps her most memorable feature.
Kaguya-hime's childhood -- The suitors -- The stone begging-bowl of Buddha -- The jewelled branch from paradise -- The robe made of fire-rat fur -- The jewel in the dragon's neck -- The easy-delivery charm of the swallows -- The imperial hunt -- The celestial robe of feathers.
Series of fairy tales about a young girl (Kaguya-hime) found inside a hollow bamboo stem.

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