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Parade

A Folktale

byHiromi Kawakami

Who is this book for? Readers interested in Japanese folklore and reflective literary works.

Topics Ethereal atmosphereConfessional storytellingInvisible forcesMythical creaturesMemoryJapanese folkloreFriendshipSupernatural encountersChildhood memoriesTeacher-student relationshipIdentityCultural Heritage
MoodReflective, Whimsical
Female protagonist
"A parable about memory, mythic characters, and confessional regrets . . . An ethereal, resonating literary gift" (Booklist, starred review) from the internationally bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo. "On a summer afternoon, Tsukiko and her former high school teacher have prepared and eaten somen noodles together. “Tell me a story from long ago,” Sensei says. “I wasn’t alive long ago,” Tsukiko says, “but should I tell you a story from when I was little?” “Please do,” Sensei replies, and so Tsukiko tells him that, when she was a child, she awakened one day to find something with a pale red face and something with a dark red face in her room, arguing with each other. They had human bodies, long noses, and wings. They were tengu, creatures that appear in Japanese folktales. The tengu attach themselves to Tsukiko and begin to follow her everywhere. Where did they come from and why are they here? And what other invisible and unacknowledged forces are acting upon Tsukiko’s seemingly peaceful world?"

Language

en

Published on

05/11/2019

Pages

96

Format

paperback

ISBN

9781593765804

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