In Japanese folklore the Kappa is a scaly, child-sized creature with a face like a tiger and a sharp, pointed beak. In the hands of Ryunosuke, one man’s journey to ‘Kappaland’ becomes the vehicle for a critique of Japanese life and customs in the tradition of Swift and Kafka. A perfectly formed gem from the pen of one of Japan’s most important modern writers (creator of Rashomon), Kappa is at once a fable, a comedy, and a brilliant satire.
| notes: | Introduction by G. H. Healey. |
| subjects: | Social life and customs |
| genre: | Fiction |
| ISBN: | 9780720613377 9780837130644 |
| OCLC number: | 106214 |
| publisher: | Greenwood Press, 1970; Tuttle, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1994, 2000; Peter Owen, Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions, 2004, 2009 |
| publication place: | Westport, CT; Rutland, VT, Boston; Chester Springs, PA |
| japanese publication date: | 1927 |
| english publication date: | 1970 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | viii, 136 p. illus., port. 23 cm. |