Title: Strange light afar
Description: A bitterly jealous brother, a samurai who makes the ultimate sacrifice, a cold-hearted husband, a monk who mistakes desire for piety, a fraudulent merchant who meets his match in a supernatural river otter -- the motives underlying these traditional Japanese folktale characters are explored with haunting results.
Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION, Tales, Paranormal, Asia, Fiction, Contes, Folklore, Country & Ethnic, Fairy Tales & Folklore, People & Places, Horror, Children's fiction, Short stories
Places: Japan, Japon