Where the wild ladies are
"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...
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New York :
Soft Skull Press,
[2016], 2020.
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| 100 | 1 | 0 | |a Matsuda, Aoko, |d 1979- |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Where the wild ladies are / |c Aoko Matsuda ; translated from the Japanese by Polly Barton. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Soft Skull Press, |c [2016], 2020. | ||
| 300 | |a 269 pages | ||
| 520 | 0 | |a "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 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Magic |v Fiction. | |
| 655 | |a Mythological fiction. | ||
| 700 | 1 | |a Barton, Polly, | |
| 949 | |a Schlow |b SAPAB |c Matsuda |d i |e 39635104568013 |f 765208 |g loc |j 02/19/2024 | ||
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