{"product_id":"9781035076284","title":"Classic Stories from Japan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Macmillan Collector's Library\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 September 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Collector's Library) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e150 x 93mm | 0g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-eight entertaining tales from Japanese folklore are featured here, and everything comes with a magical twist. Monkeys, badgers and other meddlesome creatures abound, as well as fortune tellers, malevolent spirits and mysterious paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man who ardently desires eternal life is taught a lesson. A couple fall in love and find each other across the centuries. More unexpected time-slips happen in ‘Urashima Taro’, where a young fisherman ends up married to a princess and lives undersea for centuries. Spirits are all around us: in ‘The Laughing Dumpling’, an elderly woman outwits a demon with a taste for her cooking. Ghostly hauntings are visited on those who have done wrong, and famous tales like ‘The Marvellous Tea Kettle’ and ‘The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child’ (which inspired Studio Ghibli’s Princess Kaguya) remind us that the boundary between the magical and the everyday is only too fragile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning pocket-sized classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Collector's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65544595407197,"sku":"9781035076284","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781035076284.jpg?v=1786451050","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781035076284","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}