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Author_Eizo Yanagisawa
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Author_Wilfred Whitehouse
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Falling Cherry Blossoms
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Fourth Lady
Good Tempered Man
Great Lady
Great Lord
Heian era family relationships
Heian literature
historical female agency
honour
Honourable Rest
Imperial Consort
Japanese court society
kamo
Kamo Shrine
Lady's Happiness
Lady's Robes
Lady's Room
Lady’s Happiness
Lady’s Robes
Lady’s Room
Lattice Door
Lord's Mother
Lord's Visit
Lord’s Mother
Lord’s Visit
Lucky Day
maid
medieval Japanese culture
peach
robe
Sacred Fig Tree
shrine
Son's Room
Son’s Room
stepfamily dynamics
Unlucky Day
Unlucky Direction
white
White Chrysanthemums
White Legs
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781138983557
- Weight: 550g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 26 Aug 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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First published in 2006. This family saga of a wicked stepmother has been called the world's first novel. Written during the 10th century Heian Era and first translated into English in 1934. It follows the changing fortunes of the heroine, Lady Ochikubo, who is forced to live almost as a servant in her noble father’s house while the stepmother gives preference to her own daughters. The story of the Lady marris a powerful nobleman of the Royal Court and triumphs over adversity is told with emotion, with and humour.
Ochikubo Monogatari, Wilfred Whitehouse, Eizo Yanagisawa
