The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Yasunari Kawabata  •  Masayuki Miyata (Illustrator)  •  Donald Keene (Translator)
LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 180 PAGES • FAMILY

A classic Japanese fairy tale about love between humans and spirits, this story is the oldest surviving Japanese work of fiction. Yasunari Kawabata, the first Japanese writer to win the Nobel Prize, gives a wonderful retelling, accompanied by the stunning illustrations of Masayuki Miyata.  (JPN207, $35.00)





 
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