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Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden: Part One--An Ill-Considered Jest

Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden: Part One--An Ill-Considered Jest

Bakin, Kyokutei
Walley, Glynne

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ISBN10: 150175517X
ISBN13: 9781501755170
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr
Published: Aug 15 2021
Pages: 348
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.00 Width: 7.70 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Kyokutei Bakin's Nansō Satomi hakkenden 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.

An Ill-Considered Jest, the first part of Hakkenden, 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.

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