Where the wild ladies are / Aoko Matsuda ; translated from the Japanese by Polly Barton.
"In this witty and exuberant collection of linked stories, Aoko Matsuda takes the rich, millenia-old tradition of Japanese folktales-shapeshifting wives and foxes, magical trees and wells-and wholly reinvents them, presenting a world in which humans are consoled, guided, challenged, and transformed by the only sometimes visible forces that surround them. A busybody aunt who disapproves of hair removal; a pair of door-to-door saleswomen hawking portable lanterns; a cheerful lover who visits every night to take a luxurious bath; a silent house-caller who babysits and cleans while a single mother is out working. Where the Wild Ladies Are is populated by these and many other spirited women-who also happen to be ghosts. This is a realm in which jealousy, stubbornness, and other excessive "feminine" passions are not to be feared or suppressed, but rather cultivated; and, chances are, a man named Mr. Tei will notice your talents and recruit you, dead or alive (preferably dead), to join his mysterious company."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781593766900 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1593766904 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9781593766917
- ISBN: 1593766912
- Physical Description: xiii, 269 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Soft Skull edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Soft Skull Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Smartening up -- The peony lanterns -- My superpower -- Quite a catch -- The jealous type -- Where the wild ladies are -- Loved one -- A fox's life -- What she can do -- Enoki -- Silently burning -- A new recruit -- Team Sarashina -- A day off -- Having a blast -- The missing one -- On high. |
Language Note: | Translated from the Japanese. |
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Subject: | Japan > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. |
Genre: | Ghost stories. Short stories. Folk tales. Mythological fiction. Paranormal fiction. Fantasy fiction. |
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Erlanger Branch | MATSU A (Text) | 33126025200217 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |