Celestial Maid. Japanese Tales

Fearless, desperate, and amusing heroes, princesses and noble lords, kind old men and resourceful animals—all of them inhabit the astonishing worlds of Japanese tales. Wise and kind, sad and joyful. In these stories, villains inevitably get their comeuppance, and good... is rewarded doubly. Even when lovers are separated by the Celestial River, it shines in the night for the joy of all living on Earth, and the hero who returns home after three centuries transforms into a beautiful crane—a symbol of long life.
These mesmerizing stories about friendship, compassion, love, and heroism were translated from Japanese and told to us by Vera Markova, a renowned translator and orientalist.

Unique atmospheric illustrations were created by Yana Sedova, a multiple laureate of the "Image of the Book" award and holder of the international illustrators' prize "Pineapple" (Beijing).