Author: Yei Theodora Ozaki
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613109342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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Author: Yei Theodora Ozaki
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Author: Yei Theodora Ozaki
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 155

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Warriors of Old Japan, and Other Stories by Yei Theodora Ozaki: First published in 1909, this book is a collection of traditional Japanese folktales and legends, translated and retold by Yei Theodora Ozaki. The book offers insights into Japanese culture and mythology, and showcases the rich storytelling tradition of this fascinating country. Key Aspects of the book "Warriors of Old Japan, and Other Stories": Collection of Japanese Folktales: The book is a collection of traditional Japanese folktales and legends, offering insights into Japanese culture and mythology. Translation and Retelling: The book is translated and retold by Yei Theodora Ozaki, offering readers an accessible and engaging rendition of these stories. Celebration of Storytelling: The book celebrates the power of storytelling, and showcases the rich and enduring tradition of Japanese oral literature. Yei Theodora Ozaki was a Japanese-English writer who is known for her translations and retellings of traditional Japanese folktales and legends. Warriors of Old Japan, and Other Stories is one of her most famous works, and is an important contribution to the field of Japanese literature and cultural studies.

Author: Thomas Lockley
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488098751
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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This biography of the first foreign-born samurai and his journey from Africa to Japan is “a readable, compassionate account of an extraordinary life” (The Washington Post). When Yasuke arrived in Japan in the late 1500s, he had already traveled much of the known world. Kidnapped as a child, he had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and China learning multiple languages as he went. His arrival in Kyoto, however, literally caused a riot. Most Japanese people had never seen an African man before, and many of them saw him as the embodiment of the black-skinned Buddha. Among those who were drawn to his presence was Lord Nobunaga, head of the most powerful clan in Japan, who made Yasuke a samurai in his court. Soon, he was learning the traditions of Japan’s martial arts and ascending the upper echelons of Japanese society. In the four hundred years since, Yasuke has been known in Japan largely as a legendary, perhaps mythical figure. Now African Samurai presents the never-before-told biography of this unique figure of the sixteenth century, one whose travels between countries and cultures offers a new perspective on race in world history and a vivid portrait of life in medieval Japan. “Fast-paced, action-packed writing. . . . A new and important biography and an incredibly moving study of medieval Japan and solid perspective on its unification. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal (starred review) “Eminently readable. . . . a worthwhile and entertaining work.” —Publishers Weekly “A unique story of a unique man, and yet someone with whom we can all identify.” —Jack Weatherford, New York Times–bestselling author of Genghis Khan

Author: Paul Varley
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824816018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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A leading cultural historian of premodern Japan draws a rich portrait of the emerging samurai culture as it is portrayed in gunki-mono, or war tales, examining eight major works spanning the mid-tenth to late fourteenth centuries. Although many of the major war tales have been translated into English, Warriors of Japan is the first book-length study of the tales and their place in Japanese history. The war tales are one of the most important sources of knowledge about Japan's premodern warriors, revealing much about the medieval psyche and the evolving perceptions of warriors, warfare, and warrior customs.

Author: Yei Theodora Ozaki
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227

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"Japanese Fairy Tales" by Yei Theodora Ozaki. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author: Robert Newton Linscott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 180417596X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Many of the ghost stories of Japan came to the fore during the Edo period with its famous woodblocks of ukiyo-e, the floating world. With a new introduction, this collection of Japanese ghost stories brings together fantastic tales of vengeful spirits, mountain-dwelling phantoms, man-eating oni, haunted trees, and child-rearing ghosts, with stories such as Yuki-Onna, Hoichi the Earless, The Ghost of O-Kiku from The Bancho Sarayashiki, the sorry tale of O-Iwa from the Yotsuya Kaidan, The Peony Lantern and The Ghost Who Bought Candy. Japan has a long and ancient custom of sharing stories of the supernatural, brought to fashionable prominence in the Kaidan literature of the Edo period, now presented here for the modern reader. FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

Author: Ernest Albert Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 836

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Author: Ernest Albert Baker
Publisher: London : G. Routledge
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 838

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