Where the Wild Ladies Are

by Aoko Matsuda

Book Overview

In this "delightfully uncanny" collection of feminist retellings of traditional Japanese folktales (The New York Times Book Review), humans live side by side with spirits who provide a variety of useful services--from truth-telling to babysitting, from protecting castles to fighting crime.

A busybody aunt who disapproves of hair removal; a pair of door-to-door saleswomen hawking portable lanterns; a cheerful lover who visits every...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593766904
• ISBN13: 9781593766900
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Soft Skull
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"