{"product_id":"the-straw-sandal-or-the-scroll-of-the-hundred-crabs-mukashi-banashi-inazuma-by-333-shi-paperback","title":"The Straw Sandal: Or the Scroll of the Hundred Crabs (Mukashi-Banashi Inazuma-By\u0026#333;shi) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Kornicki\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eCarmen Blacker\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eKyōden Santō\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarmen Blacker's spirited translation of Santo Kyoden's \u003ci\u003eMukashi-banashi inazuma byooshi\u003c\/i\u003e (from which the title 'The Straw Sandal' is taken), considered by Aston to be his masterpiece, reveals a multi-layered and fascinating tale of revenge - Japanese-style, thereby providing a classic example of this popular genre within Japanese literature. Aston makes the point that the plot of this late-eighteenth-century novel, developed over twenty chapters or episodes, is so complicated that 'it is impossible to give an adequate summary...' But he goes on to promise several murders, a harakiri and other suicides, terrific combats, hairbreadth escapes, strange meetings and surprising recognitions. In addition, there are scenes of witchcraft and enchantment with dreams, magic terrors and ghosts who rove by night. The Straw Sandal, which contains most of the original black and white woodblock prints together with textual notes added by the translator, will surely be widely welcomed both in the world of literature as well as that of Japanese Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen Blacker\u003c\/b\u003e is widely known for her work on Fukuzawa Yukichi (\u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e, 1964), shamanistic practices in Japan (\u003ci\u003eThe Catalpa Bow\u003c\/i\u003e, 1975, republished in paperback 1999), and folklore and divinations (\u003ci\u003eAncient Cosmologies\u003c\/i\u003e, 1975, and \u003ci\u003eDivination and Oracles\u003c\/i\u003e 1981 - both with Michael Loewe). In 1996, she published (with Edward Shils) \u003ci\u003eCambridge Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2000, her \u003ci\u003eCollected Writings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44820268580999,"sku":"9781905246649","price":135.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/eF33TXb0-A9781905246649.webp?v=1780969827","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-straw-sandal-or-the-scroll-of-the-hundred-crabs-mukashi-banashi-inazuma-by-333-shi-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}