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Shanks Mare
Japan's Great Comic Novel of Travel & Ribaldry
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Shank's Mare (Hizakurige) follows two amiable scoundrels, Yajirobei and Kitahachi, on a madcap journey of adventure and misadventure along the great highway leading from Tokyo to Kyoto. The lusty tale of their disreputable doings is Japan's most celebrated comic novel. Issued serially in 1802, Hizakurige was a tremendous success both with readers of its own time and with later generations. The book's earthy humor typifies the brash and devil-may-care attitude of the residents of Tokyo, both then and now.
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Shanks Mare, Thomas Satchell, Ikku Jippensha, 十返舎一九
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- Released
- 1988
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Shanks Mare
- Subtitle
- Japan's Great Comic Novel of Travel & Ribaldry
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thomas Satchell, Ikku Jippensha, 十返舎一九
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Released
- 1988
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN10
- 0804815801
- ISBN13
- 9780804815802
- Series
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- Shank's Mare (Hizakurige) follows two amiable scoundrels, Yajirobei and Kitahachi, on a madcap journey of adventure and misadventure along the great highway leading from Tokyo to Kyoto. The lusty tale of their disreputable doings is Japan's most celebrated comic novel. Issued serially in 1802, Hizakurige was a tremendous success both with readers of its own time and with later generations. The book's earthy humor typifies the brash and devil-may-care attitude of the residents of Tokyo, both then and now.