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The tale of the bamboo cutter = Taketori monogatari

The tale of the bamboo cutter = Taketori monogatari
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ISBN 4770023294 (pbk.)
9784770023292 (pbk.)
Uniform Title Taketori monogatari. . Japanese & English
Title The tale of the bamboo cutter = Taketori monogatari / modern rewriting by Yasunari Kawabata ; translation by Donald Keene ; illustrations by Masayuki Miyata
Publisher Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 1998
Physical desc. 177 p. ; col. ill. ; 15 x 24 cm.
Contents Preface -- Kaguya-hime's childhood -- The suitors -- The stone begging-bowl of the Buddha -- The jewelled branch from Paradise -- The robe made of fire-rat fur -- The jewel in the dragon's neck -- The easy-delivery charm of the swallows -- The imperial hunt -- The celestial robe of feathers.
Language Note Parallel text in Japanese and English.
Subject Taketori monogatari
Japanese literature -- Heian period, 794-1185
Added name(s) Kawabata, Yasunari 1899-1972
Keene, Donald
Miyata, Masayuki 1926-1997
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10009663 895.63 KAW
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