Where the wild ladies are
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Barton, Polly (Translator), translator.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Soft Skull Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First Soft Skull edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 269 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
Fiction Matsuda, A
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Soft Skull Press, 2020.
Edition
First Soft Skull edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"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.
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