The Book of Japanese Folktales

A collection of Osamu Dazai's fractured fairy tales, magical myths and fantastical fables!

In a trench during a Tokyo raid, a father distracts his son with four familiar stories, giving them his own unique twists. Written in the final months of World War II, these are Dazai's retellings of traditional Japanese fairy tales. We meet a mischievous tanuki raccoon dog, lumbering oni ogres and a Japanese Rip Van Winkle.

Combining Dazai's legendary Book of Fairy Tales with a curated selection of l...