Book Subject Tag: Folklore
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Kappa
The Kappa is a creature from Japanese folklore known for dragging unwary toddlers to their deaths in rivers: a scaly, child-sized creature, looking something like a frog, but with a sharp, pointed beak and an oval-shaped saucer on top of its head, which hardens with age.Akutagawa’s Kappa is narrated by Patient No. 23, a madman in a…
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Parade
On a summer afternoon, Tsukiko and her former high school teacher have prepared and eaten somen noodles together. ‘Tell me a story from long ago, ‘ Sensei says. ‘I wasn’t alive long ago,’ Tsukiko says, ‘but should I tell you a story from when I was little?’ ‘Please do,’ Sensei replies, and so Tsukiko tells…
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Kaiki: uncanny tales from Japan. Volume 1, Tales of old Edo
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Kaiki: uncanny tales from Japan. Volume 2, Country delights
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Kaiki: uncanny tales from Japan. Volume 3, Tales of the metropolis