description: The stories in this collection constitute just a small portion of a vast body of some four hundred short narratives known as otogizoshi. They represent a cross section of medieval Japan in its richness and complexity, a panoply of life teeming with all the possibilities and contradictions of the age.
language: English
title: Tales of Tears and Laughter: Short Fiction of Medieval Japan
titlecomplete: Tales of Tears and Laughter: Short Fiction of Medieval Japan
genres: Fiction, Japanese Literature, Japan, Short Stories
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr