Japanese Folktales (Gift Edition with Illustrations)

A collection of Japanese tales and legends in one book. These are narratives about various wonders — both good and scary, funny and sad, sly and instructive, always striking with their originality and emotional depth. In them, the reader, both big and small, will meet mischievous forest spirits — tengu and water creatures — kappa, beautiful bird maidens and snake women, cunning shapeshifters — foxes and badgers, and the cheerful joker Hikoichi. Fascinating old legends, included in the world treasure trove of tales, have been collected and translated by the renowned philologist and Japanologist V.N. Markova, whose translations have been awarded in the Land of the Rising Sun. The book contains a foreword and detailed commentary. A new series of classics for fans of 'Mainline. The Main Trend' in a hardcover edition. Impeccable style, conciseness, tactile materials, colored endpapers, and illustration on the edges.