Dec 25, 2009

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Author: Santō Kyōden
First Published: 1806
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Family
Time of Work: Fifteenth century
Setting: Japan
Genres: Long fiction, Family literature
Subjects: Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Ghosts or apparitions, Revenge, Fifteenth century, Soldiers, Japan or Japanese people, Middle Ages, Feudalism
Locales: Japan

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Sasaki Katsura, a young man, the elder son of a feudal lord and his late first wife. After a period of dissipation, Katsura, with the help of loyal friends and retainers, successfully foils a plot to prevent him from being named as his father’s heir.

Sasaki Sadakuni, Katsura’s father, a feudal lord of Yamato Province. For a time, he is deceived by the plot against Katsura. When the plot is revealed, however, he forgives Katsura and makes him his heir.

Kumode no Kata (Lady Spider), the present wife of Sadakuni and a plotter against Katsura....

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