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Rakugo: The Popular Narrative Art of Japan

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Book Description
Rakugo is the traditional Japanese art of storytelling. The stories are also called rakugo, or hanashi, and they are performed by professional narrators called rakugoka or hanashika. The customary place where rakugo stories are told is the vaudeville-type variety called the yose.
Book Information
PublisherHarvard University Asia Center
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages470
ISBN-100674747259
ISBN-13978-0674747258
Publication Date05/08/1990
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About Heinz Morioka (Author) : Heinz Morioka is a published author. A published credit of Heinz Morioka is Rakugo: The Popular Narrative Art of Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs).
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About Miyoko Sasaki (Author) : Miyoko Sasaki is a published author. A published credit of Miyoko Sasaki is Rakugo: The Popular Narrative Art of Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs).
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