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2798212Eight Dogs, or "Hakkenden"https://www.gandhi.com.mx/eight-dogs-or--hakkenden--9781501755187/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3055912/8b72aebe-5a10-4fea-9d3a-18cfff056ab0.jpg?v=638384820009230000441464MXNCornell University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Kyokutei Bakins <em>Nanso Satomi hakkenden</em> is one of the monuments of Japanese literature. This multigenerational samurai saga was one of the most popular and influential books of the nineteenth century and has been adapted many times into film, television, fiction, and comics.</p><p>An <em>Ill-Considered Jest</em>, the first part of <em>Hakkenden</em>, tells the story of the Satomi clan patriarch Yoshizane and his daughter Princess Fuse. An ill-advised comment forces Yoshizane to betroth his daughter to the family dog, creating a supernatural union that ultimately produces the Eight Dog Warriors. Princess Fuses heroic and tragic sacrifice, and her strength, intelligence, and self-determination throughout, render her an immortal character within Japanese fiction.</p><p><em>Eight Dogs</em> is the culmination of centuries of premodern Japanese tale-telling, combining aspects of historical romance, fantasy, Tokugawa-era popular fiction, and Chinese vernacular stories. Glynne Walleys lively translation conveys the witty and colorful prose of the original, producing a faithful and entertaining edition of this important literary classic.</p>...2734386Eight Dogs, or "Hakkenden"441464https://www.gandhi.com.mx/eight-dogs-or--hakkenden--9781501755187/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3055912/8b72aebe-5a10-4fea-9d3a-18cfff056ab0.jpg?v=638384820009230000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20219781501755187_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_<p>Kyokutei Bakins <em>Nanso Satomi hakkenden</em> is one of the monuments of Japanese literature. This multigenerational samurai saga was one of the most popular and influential books of the nineteenth century and has been adapted many times into film, television, fiction, and comics.</p><p>An <em>Ill-Considered Jest</em>, the first part of <em>Hakkenden</em>, tells the story of the Satomi clan patriarch Yoshizane and his daughter Princess Fuse. An ill-advised comment forces Yoshizane to betroth his daughter to the family dog, creating a supernatural union that ultimately produces the Eight Dog Warriors. Princess Fuses heroic and tragic sacrifice, and her strength, intelligence, and self-determination throughout, render her an immortal character within Japanese fiction.</p><p><em>Eight Dogs</em> is the culmination of centuries of premodern Japanese tale-telling, combining aspects of historical romance, fantasy, Tokugawa-era popular fiction, and Chinese vernacular stories. Glynne Walleys lively translation conveys the witty and colorful prose of the original, producing a faithful and entertaining edition of this important literary classic.</p>...9781501755187_Cornell University Presslibro_electonico_d9ed0e0e-09c2-30be-9b71-9624e27788f2_9781501755187;9781501755187_9781501755187Kyokutei BakinInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram30-epub-8b26f65f-e04e-4427-8cc4-844376753759.epub2021-08-15T00:00:00+00:00Cornell University Press