Royall Tyler

Japanese Tales features 220 dazzling folktales from medieval Japan, offering a glimpse into the rich storytelling tradition of the era. This collection is selected and edited by Royall Tyler, the acclaimed translator of The Tale of Genji. Each tale in this collection reflects the cultural and philosophical aspects of medieval Japanese society, providing readers with a window into the past...

The war between the Heike and Genji clans in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries is among the most compelling and significant moments in Japan's history, immortalised in The Tale of the Heike. Beyond the events recorded in this canonical text, the conflicts of the surrounding years are crucial to medieval Japanese culture and history. In 1156, power began to slip...