A Rainbow in the Desert: An Anthology of Early Twentieth Century Japanese Children's Literature: An Anthology of Early Twentieth Century Japanese Children's Literature / Edition 1

by Yukie Ohta

Overview

A collection of eleven stories, a play and five poems. The authors featured were all influenced by Akai Tori (Red Bird), a Tokyo children's literary magazine and also wrote for adult audiences. The stories are striking in that they differ little in style and content from those written for adults.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765605566
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction, Matasaburo Rides the Wind, A Bunch of Grapes, The Moonlit Night and the Eyeglasses, A Rainbow in the Desert, The Onion CLub, Kuma, News of the Earthquake, The Stonemill's Song, The Snowy Night, The Spider's Thread, Gon the Fox, A Play: Evening Crane. Poems: Cradle Song, This Road, The Blue-Eyed Doll, Red Shoes, Canary.