{"product_id":"eight-dogs-or-hakkenden-9781501758935","title":"Eight Dogs or Hakkenden","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe presentation here is excellent, beginning with the faithful reproduction and translation of seemingly every last detail.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Complete Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's an excellent introduction to Bakin's semi-fictional world. \u003ci\u003eHakkenden \u003c\/i\u003ehas all the hallmarks of a wonderful addition to the stock of Japanese literature available in English.\u003c\/p\u003e * Tony's Reading List *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlynne Walley's lively translation [of] \u003ci\u003eEight Dogs, or 'Hakkenden': Part One—An Ill-Considered Jest\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the witty and colorful prose of the original, producing a faithful and entertaining edition of this important literary classic.\u003c\/p\u003e * New Books Network *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fantastical elements of \"Hakkenden\" give it a kinship to those endlessly unspooling fantasy sagas by Robert Jordan or George R.R. Martin.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Ill-Considered Jest\u003c\/i\u003e is, in addition to being an excellent translation and a first-rate work of scholarship, a beautifully illustrated and compulsively readable tome. Walley's translation of \u003ci\u003eHakkenden\u003c\/i\u003e will be a game changer for scholars and teachers of premodern Japanese literature, and even this first installment opens exciting possibilities for researchers and students.\u003c\/p\u003e * Monumenta Nipponica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInaugural Volume\u003cbr\u003e Covers and Endpaper\u003cbr\u003e Chinese Preface\u003cbr\u003e Japanese Preface\u003cbr\u003e Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Frontispieces\u003cbr\u003e Advertisement\u003cbr\u003e Chapter I\u003cbr\u003e Chapter II\u003cbr\u003e Chapter III\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV\u003cbr\u003e Chapter V\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VI\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VII\u003cbr\u003e Chapter VIII\u003cbr\u003e Chapter IX\u003cbr\u003e Chapter X\u003cbr\u003e Colophon\u003cbr\u003e Volume II\u003cbr\u003e Covers and Endpaper\u003cbr\u003e Chinese Preface\u003cbr\u003e Japanese Preface\u003cbr\u003e Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Frontispieces\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XI\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XII\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XIII\u003cbr\u003e Chapter XIV\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409353056599,"sku":"9781501758935","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501758935.jpg?v=1730506523","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/eight-dogs-or-hakkenden-9781501758935","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}