Myths and Legends of Japan Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2008) The book reconstructs Praskovia’s stage

The book reconstructs Praskovia’s stage career as “The Pearl” and the heartbreaking details of her romance with Nicholas—years of torment before their secret marriage

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' Tess Woods

More readers are now telling us about their encounters with the supernatural

Myths and Legends of Japan Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2008) The book reconstructs Praskovia’s stageThe most popular myths and legends of Japanese culture are charmingly retold in English in this handsomely illustrated book. Here are myths of gods, heroes and warriors; legends of Buddha, and of the goddess Benten and the god Daikoku; tales of the sea and of Mount Fuji; accounts of superstitions and supernatural beings; observations on the spiritual properties of fans, flowers, dolls and butterflies and much more. The collection begins with the early