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Now Yaegaki must struggle to save him!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlus 12 other stories!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe translations are by Ornella Civardi, a noted scholar of Japanese literature, who also provides an fascinating introduction to the popular kabuki theater tradition in Japan. The book will be treasured by kabuki aficionados as well anyone with an interest in the theater or Japanese literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrnella Civardi\u003c\/b\u003e studied Oriental Languages and Literature at Ca' Foscari University in Venice and then won a scholarship to study at Keio University in Tokyo in 1989. She has translated classic works by Mishima, Kawabata and Ikkyu into her native Italian, and won the Alcantara Prize for translation in 2005. 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