{"product_id":"where-the-wild-ladies-are-9781593766900","title":"Where the Wild Ladies Are","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this delightfully uncanny collection of feminist retellings of traditional Japanese folktales (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), humans live side by side with spirits who provide a variety of useful services--from truth-telling to babysitting, from protecting castles to fighting crime.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA busybody aunt who disapproves of hair removal; a pair of door-to-door saleswomen hawking portable lanterns; a cheerful lover who visits every night to take a luxurious bath; a silent house-caller who babysits and cleans while a single mother is out working. \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Ladies Are\u003c\/i\u003e is populated by these and many other spirited women--who also happen to be ghosts. This is a realm in which jealousy, stubbornness, and other excessive \"feminine\" passions are not to be feared or suppressed, but rather cultivated; and, chances are, a man named Mr. Tei will notice your talents and recruit you, dead or alive (preferably dead), to join his mysterious company. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Ladies Are\u003c\/i\u003e, Aoko Matsuda takes the rich, millenia-old tradition of Japanese folktales--shapeshifting wives and foxes, magical trees and wells--and wholly reinvents them, presenting a world in which humans are consoled, guided, challenged, and transformed by the only sometimes visible forces that surround them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13274127\"\u003eAoko Matsuda\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593766900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593766904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAoko Matsuda\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator. In 2013, her debut book, \u003ci\u003eStackable\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the Yukio Mishima Prize and the Noma Literary New Face Prize. Her novella \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Is Getting Married\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Strangers Press in the UK in 2016. In 2019, her short story \"The Woman Dies\" was shortlisted for a Shirley Jackson Award. She has translated work by Karen Russell, Amelia Gray, and Carmen Maria Machado into Japanese. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolly Barton \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator of Japanese literature and nonfiction, currently based in Bristol, UK. Her book-length translations include \u003ci\u003eFriendship for Grown-Ups\u003c\/i\u003e by Nao-cola Yamazaki, \u003ci\u003eMikumari\u003c\/i\u003e by Misumi Kubo and \u003ci\u003eSpring Garden\u003c\/i\u003e by Tomoka Shibasaki. She has translated short stories for \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders, The White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e. After being awarded the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, she is currently working on a nonfiction book entitled \u003ci\u003eFifty Sounds\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708525285613,"sku":"9781593766900","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7b53ff7f-9481-4292-9574-583540d8ada6.jpg?v=1650093320","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/where-the-wild-ladies-are-9781593766900","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}