Tales of Alien Beasts in Satoyama (mountain Cup Series)
About This Novel
Hidden in the depths of childhood memories, this charming and eccentric mountain tale is a Japanese folk literature classic as famous as "The Tale of Tono". It has been highly praised and recommended by Shu Zuoren, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Shimazaki Fujimura, and Yanagida Kunio. This book is a classic work by Japanese folklorist and painter Kotaro Hayakawa, and is as famous as "The Tale of Tono" as a Japanese folk literature classic. This book collects stories about wild beasts in the mountains told by veteran hunters in Mikawa, Yokoyama and other areas of Japan. It mainly focuses on anecdotes about wild boars, deer and civet cats. It also includes oral stories from hunters and mountain people, such as the story of a hunter shooting a large wild boar weighing more than 90 tons, the story of the fawn that follows a doe after it is killed, suspicious incidents in villages that are suspected to be pranks by civet cats... And widely circulated folklore. It is said that it is a unique traditional world composed of folklore stories such as Joruri-hime and the deer, the bunkama teapot transformed by the civet cat, etc. It is a folklore classic created with vivid expressions taken from daily life and the author's careful text processing. It has a concise style and mellow content. It has long been loved by many writers and literature lovers. Shu Zuoren, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Yanagida Kunio and others have all spoken highly of it. The book also contains several hand-drawn illustrations by the author.
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