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Book

The crane wife

Call Number

  • J 398.2 YAGA (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : William Morrow, 1981.

Physical Description

30 p.: col. ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

After Yohei tends a wounded crane, a beautiful young woman begs to become his wife and three times weaves for him an exquisite silken fabric on her loom.

Notes

Translation of Tsuru nyōbō.

Suekichi Akaba is the 1980 winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

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