The Straw Sandal Or The Scroll of the Hundred Crabs

by Kyoden, Santo; Blacker, Carmen; Kornicki, P. F.

• ISBN13: 9781905246649
• ISBN10: 1905246641
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-30
• Publisher: Global Oriental

Summary

Carmen Blacker's spirited translation of Santo Kyoden's Mukashi-banashi inazuma byooshi reveals a multi-layered and fascinating tale of revenge, providing a classic example of this popular genre within Japanese literature.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Dramatis Personae	p. xix
List of Illustrations	p. xxiii
The Straw Sandal of Spite	p. 1
The Candle before the Wind	p. 8
'Secret Contrivances and Plots'	p. 19
The Hovel of Strange Stratagems	p. 23
The Gratitude of the Smallpox kami	p. 30
The Karmic Snake	p. 38
The Curse of the Poisonous Rats	p. 43
A Swift Horse on a Dark Night	p. 49
The Peril of the Wayside Temple	p. 60
The Vision of Fallen Leaves	p. 65
The Biwa with the Broken String	p. 69
The Drums of Hell	p. 87
The Turmoil at the Temple	p. 92
The Saviour from the Enemy House	p. 103
The Luck of the Solitary Goose	p. 116
The Strange Power of the Old Master	p. 122
The Snowy Valley and the Bear that Got Away	p. 128
The Quarrel in the Pleasure Quarter	p. 140
The Lightning Sword	p. 145
The Reward of Virtue	p. 158
A Lost Fragment	p. 165
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