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"'The Return to Monsterland' opens Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone, a collection of twelve fabulist and genre-bending stories inspired by Japanese folklore, historical events, and pop culture. In 'Rokurokubi', a man who has the demonic ability to stretch his neck to incredible lengths tries to save a marriage built on secrets. The recently dead find their footing in 'The Inn of the Dead's Orientation for Being a Japanese Ghost'. In 'Girl Zero',...
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In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper’s daughter. But when Miuko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touch, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life. Aided by a thieving magpie spirit and continuously thwarted by a demon prince, Miuko must outfox tricksters, escape...
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The stories in this edition of "Japanese Fairy Tales and Legends" include: "The Land of the Rising Sun," "The Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Bloom," "The Marriage of the Rat's Daughter," "The Story of Raiko and the Deamon," and many more. Accompanying the enchanting storytelling, are the color and black-and-white illustrations by Harry G. Theaker.
9) Momotaro
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An extraordinary Japanese boy sets out to destroy the ogres who have terrorized his village for years.