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The Nightingale - Kara Dalkey
The Nightingale
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3.83 30
Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780441574469 (0441574467)
Publisher: Ace
Pages no: 215
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Literature, Cultural, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fairy Tales, Speculative Fiction, Asian Literature, Japan, Retellings, Fairy Tale Retellings
Series: The Fairy Tale Series
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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
5.0
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This is a quiet book. It is a very quiet book. Yet it is a very lovely book.One of the things that draws people to Denmark is the fact that Hans Christan ( 1805 - 1875 ) Andersen was born and lived there. In fact, Odenese most make a fortune out of tourists. It's a lovely town. Very quiet, yet v...
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Bun's Books
Bun's Books rated it
4.0
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As others have said, its a retelling of the Hans Christian Anderson story The Nightingale set at the court of Heian period Japan. It draws pretty directly from The Tale of Genji, with many of the same devices; a group of ladies in waiting who comment on and gossip about the actions of the main char...
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The Nightingale - Kara Dalkey
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