{"product_id":"30-nights-with-the-kitsune-makoto-press-9798257189449","title":"30 Nights with the Kitsune: Japanese Fox Spirit Stories Retold","description":"In Japan, the fox is never just a fox.It is a trickster that makes you eat horse dung and believe it is a feast. It is a woman so beautiful that an emperor neglects his empire to sit beside her. It is a mother who gives up immortality to raise a child she knows she will have to leave. It is a ball of pale fire drifting across a rice field on the last night of the year, carrying a message that no one alive can read but everyone alive can feel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e30 Nights with the Kitsune brings thirty of these stories to life in polished, atmospheric, modern English prose. Each tale is drawn from the Japanese fox-spirit tradition - from Lafcadio Hearn's atmospheric essays to Niimi Nankichi's heartbreaking children's stories to the epic legend of the nine-tailed fox who destroyed three civilizations - and retold for the contemporary reader who wants to be immersed, not lectured. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe stories include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Fox Wife of Shinoda \u003c\/b\u003e- a white fox rescued by a young man takes human form, becomes his wife, bears the boy who will become the greatest sorcerer in Japan, and writes a farewell poem when she can no longer stay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGon, the Little Fox \u003c\/b\u003e- a mischievous fox who stole a dying woman's last meal spends months secretly leaving gifts at the grieving man's door, and is shot the moment the man finally sees him\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Tamamo-no-Mae Saga \u003c\/b\u003e- told across five consecutive nights, the story of a nine-tailed fox who corrupted courts in India, China, and Japan before being hunted down and transforming into a poisonous stone that killed for eight hundred years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuying Mittens \u003c\/b\u003e- a mother fox transforms her kit's paw into a human hand and sends him to town to buy winter gloves, but the frightened cub extends the wrong paw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Fox's Ball \u003c\/b\u003e- a traveler catches a fox playing alone with a glowing pearl in the darkness, and holds the fox's soul in his hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ePlus tricksters who shave your head while you sleep, invisible foxes that ruin families through rumor alone, a detective who discovers that the fox everyone fears is actually a man, and a grandmother teaching her granddaughter to count fox-fires on New Year's Eve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach story includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Night Before \u003c\/b\u003e- a brief atmospheric scene-setter that draws you into the story's world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne Word (一語) \u003c\/b\u003e- a single Japanese word explored in a short essay, opening a window into something English cannot quite reach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOn This Story \u003c\/b\u003e- source notes, historical context, and the real geography behind each tale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eNo prior knowledge of Japan required. The stories are self-contained, the Japanese terms are translated, and the cultural context is woven in naturally. Whether you're a lifelong Japan enthusiast, a mythology reader, a dark fantasy fan, or someone who simply loves a well-told story, this book was written for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead one story per night. Light a candle. And keep an eye on the treeline - the fox is watching.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the 30 Nights with... series - each volume explores a different creature from Japanese folklore. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Makoto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798257189449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Makoto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997678645503,"sku":"9798257189449","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/30-nights-with-the-kitsune-makoto-press-9798257189449","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}