false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172591150m/194739.jpg 194739 2 Blue Bamboo is a collection of seven short stories by one of Japan's preeminent postwar writers and prose stylists, Osamu Dazai. Not the typical romantic fantasies so often seen in Japanese writing, filled with water sprites and vengeful ghosts, these stories are a mixture of fantastic<br>allegory, slightly skewed fables, and affecting romantic tales. Revealing the wide range of Dazai's imaginative powers, they also give a glimpse of his humane and idealistic side. <br><br>From the title story, about an impoverished, henpecked scholar who is transformed by the love of a voluptuous bird, to "The Chrysanthemum Spirit," about a passionate gardener who meets a brother and sister with extraordinary powers, Dazai creates a world of fantasy and romance that is infused with<br>his own psychological concerns. Many readers may recall the poignancy of Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince or Han Christian Andersen. <br><br>The collection is capped by two delightful stories-within-a-story, in which the assorted members of a quirky family compose alternate episodes of a slightly gothic romance with hints of Poe and Saki (in "On Love and Beauty") and a wildly elaborate retelling of Rapunzel that is engaging, horrifying,<br>and touching by turns (in "Lanterns of Romance"). <br><br>All in all, these warm, inventive, and life-affirming stories will strike a deep, satisfying chord in many readers. 297542 1993 Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy (Japan's Modern Writers Series) total:30|5:10|4:10|3:10| 30 120 63 9 194739 4770026102 9784770026101 30 9 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172591150m/194739.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194739.Blue_Bamboo_Japanese_Tales_of_Fantasy 3 1 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 15 11:10:23 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 16 11:24:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 194739 4770026102 9784770026101 30 9 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172591150m/194739.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194739.Blue_Bamboo_Japanese_Tales_of_Fantasy 0 0 false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 15:37:23 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 18:54:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 194739 4770026102 9784770026101 30 9 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172591150m/194739.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194739.Blue_Bamboo_Japanese_Tales_of_Fantasy 4 0 false Fri Jan 30 17:13:18 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 17:14:56 -0800 2009
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