{"product_id":"eight-dogs-or-hakkenden-part-one-an-ill-considered-jest-paperback-softback-9781501758935","title":"Eight Dogs, or \"Hakkenden\"; Part One—an Ill-Considered Jest (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501758935","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEight Dogs, or \"Hakkenden\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePart One—an Ill-Considered Jest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKyokutei Bakin (Author), Glynne Walley (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501758935\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 August 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages, 72 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 10 color halftones - 72 Halftones, black and white - 10 Halftones, color\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe presentation here is excellent, beginning with the faithful reproduction and translation of seemingly every last detail.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Complete Review) \u003cp\u003eIt's an excellent introduction to Bakin's semi-fictional world. \u003ci\u003eHakkenden \u003c\/i\u003ehas all the hallmarks of a wonderful addition to the stock of Japanese literature available in English.\u003c\/p\u003e (Tony's Reading List) \u003cp\u003eGlynne Walley's lively translation [of] \u003ci\u003eEight Dogs, or 'Hakkenden': Part One—An Ill-Considered Jest\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the witty and colorful prose of the original, producing a faithful and entertaining edition of this important literary classic.\u003c\/p\u003e (New Books Network) \u003cp\u003eThe fantastical elements of \"Hakkenden\" give it a kinship to those endlessly unspooling fantasy sagas by Robert Jordan or George R.R. Martin.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Wall Street Journal) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Ill-Considered Jest\u003c\/i\u003e is, in addition to being an excellent translation and a first-rate work of scholarship, a beautifully illustrated and compulsively readable tome. Walley's translation of \u003ci\u003eHakkenden\u003c\/i\u003e will be a game changer for scholars and teachers of premodern Japanese literature, and even this first installment opens exciting possibilities for researchers and students.\u003c\/p\u003e (Monumenta Nipponica)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyokutei Bakin's \u003ci\u003eNansō Satomi hakkenden\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn\u003ci\u003e Ill-Considered Jest\u003c\/i\u003e, the first part of \u003ci\u003eHakkenden\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 Fuse's heroic and tragic sacrifice, and her strength, intelligence, and self-determination throughout, render her an immortal character within Japanese fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEight Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Walley's lively translation conveys the witty and colorful prose of the original, producing a faithful and entertaining edition of this important literary classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eInaugural Volume\u003cbr\u003e Covers and Endpaper\u003cbr\u003e Chinese Preface\u003cbr\u003e Japanese Preface\u003cbr\u003e Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Frontispieces\u003cbr\u003e Advertisement\u003cbr\u003e Chapter I\u003cbr\u003e Chapter II\u003cbr\u003e Chapter III\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV\u003cbr\u003e Chapter V\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VI\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VII\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VIII\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IX\u003cbr\u003e Chapter X\u003cbr\u003e Colophon\u003cbr\u003e Volume II\u003cbr\u003e Covers and Endpaper\u003cbr\u003e Chinese Preface\u003cbr\u003e Japanese Preface\u003cbr\u003e Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Frontispieces\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XI\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XII\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XIII\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XIV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell East Asia Series","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520748515608,"sku":"9781501758935","price":22.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/eight-dogs-or-hakkenden-part-one-an-ill-considered-jest-paperback-softback-9781501758935","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}