Japanese Fairy Tales [Hardcover]

Yei Theodora Ozaki (Author), 1st World Library (Editor)

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Hardcover: 280 pages
Publisher: 1st World Library (February 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421806975
ISBN-13: 978-1421806976
Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 422 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,773,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk - lore. Grateful acknowledgment is due to Mr. Y. Yasuoka, Miss Fusa Okamoto, my brother Nobumori Ozaki, Dr. Yoshihiro Takaki, and Miss Kameko Yamao, who have helped me with translations.

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Long, long ago there lived, in Japan a brave warrior known to all as Tawara Toda, or "My Lord Bag of Rice." Read the first page

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Amazon.com: 4.3 out of 5 stars (18 customer reviews)

68 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Child's Treasury of Japanese Fairy Tales, Dec 17 2007

By Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Japanese Fairy Tales (Paperback)

Originally published in 1903, Yei Theodora Ozaki's translation of Sadanami Sanjin's collection of Japanese fairy tales has been the introduction of many a young child into the legends and fables of old Japan across the years. Definitely not a scholarly reference or valuable research tool for folktale researchers, Ozaki unabashedly re-crafted some of the stories, translating loosely and adding in elements of unrelated tales, in order to make them more enjoyable and understandable for Western children. She even gave Urashimataro a happy ending!

There is something delightfully romantic about translations from this era, due to the unfamiliarity with Japanese culture at the time. Terms that would not be translated today, like "oni" and "samurai", are rendered as "ogre" and "knight" and other English equivalents. While unauthentic, this makes the stories more approachable by young children who have a mind for fantasy but haven't yet graduated to Japanese Studies.

While far from a picture book, artist Kakuzo Fujiyama contributed 66 beautiful drawings to illustrate the 22 tales. Unfortunately, all the illustrations are reproduced in black-and-white, instead of the original color plates included in the original pressings.

Many of the stories here are familiar with anyone even slightly interested in Japanese folklore. "Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach, "The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad", "Kintaro the Golden Boy" and "The Ogre of Rashomon". Along with these, there are rarer tales that I haven't seen in any other Japanese fairy tale collection. "The Stones of Five Colors and the Empress Jokwa", "The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar" and "How and Old Man Lost his Wren" were all new to me.

37 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not well formatted for the Kindle, April 6 2009

By B. Tackitt - Published on Amazon.com

the stories are wonderful. a few of them match some of the stoies we heard while living in Okinawa with the military.

HOWEVER, I cannot give the Kindle version a 5 star like I would like to, because the formatting is absolutely horrendous.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, July 13 2010

By David - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Japanese Fairy Tales (Paperback)

This is a graet book on this set of Japanese Fairy Tales. When I first gt the book I was impressed with the cover it made me want to read it. The stories were great and the illustrations were good to. Its nice to see a book with illustrations. After being in contact the publisher I found out that there will be more books in this series.

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