The Pagoda, Paperback

This novel is a landmark in Japanese literature, widely known, read, and beloved. Sometimes known as "The Five-Story Pagoda," it tells the story of Jubei, a carpenter and craftsman, who dreams of building a pagoda for the Abbot of the Kannoji Temple. Despite his poverty, low station, and poor reputation-he is known as "the slouch"- Jubei's determined and uncompromising allegiance to his own vision bring him the possibility of raising a great work for the ages ... but will it stand against the howling demons of a tropical typhoon? Rohan Kōda's The Pagoda (Gojūnotō, 五重塔) first appeared in installments in 1891-1892. This first English translation was published in 1909. Sakae Shioya, the translator, was the author of When I Was a Boy in Japan (1906).

• Dimensions: 178 x 108
• Author: Rohan (Nariyuki) Koda
• Cover type: Paperback
• Publishing Year: 2022
• Publishing Month: 3
• Pages: 142
• Language: English
• Publisher: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
• Weight: 118 g