A bitterly jealous brother, a cold-hearted husband, a monk who mistakes desire for piety, a fraudulent merchant who meets his match in a supernatural river otter, a samurai who makes the ultimate sacrifice — the motives and pathologies underlying these traditional Japanese folktale characters are explored with haunting results.
- ISBN: 9781554987238
- Author: Umezawa, Rui
- Published: 2015 , Groundwood Books
- Themes: Culture, Explore, Family, Supernatural, Tradition
- Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan
- No. of pages: 144