Oriental Tales
Download or Read eBook Oriental Tales PDF written by Marguerite Yourcenar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1986-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Marguerite Yourcenar |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1986-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780374519971 |
ISBN-13 | : 0374519978 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Oriental Tales by : Marguerite Yourcenar
Book excerpt: This collection includes: How Wand-fo was Saved, Marko's Smile, The Milk of Death, The Last Love of Princess Genji, The Man Who Loved the Nereids, Our Lady of the Swallows, Aphrodissia; the Widow, Kali Beheaded, The End of Marko Kraljevic, The Sadness of Cornelius Berg, and a Postscript by the Author. "From China to Japan, the Balkans to India, Oriental Tales addresses love, conquest, betrayal, murder, religion, and passion in an eloquent and exquisite telling."--Kirkus Reviews.