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The Fox Woman is a fantasy novel by American writer Kij Johnson, published in 1999 by Tor Books. The lead characters are an ambitious human named Kaya no Yoshifuji and a fox woman named Kitsune.
Jan 1, 2001 · From this tradition comes The Fox Woman, a historic fantasy of a fox who falls in love with a nobleman. Kij Johnson puts in plenty of detail, both of feudal era Japan and the lives of foxes-- details that provide a generous reality on which the unreality nexus of the two can be explored.
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Feb 3, 2001 · In Kij Johnson's fantasy novel, The Fox Woman, she blends Japanese folklore with a style of poetry that is both traditional and clearly her own. The story, one of a nobleman and his family who move to the country, is told in three voices: Yoshifuji (the husband), Shikujo (the wife), and Kitsune (a fox).
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Feb 3, 2001 · In Kij Johnson's fantasy novel, The Fox Woman, she blends Japanese folklore with a style of poetry that is both traditional and clearly her own. The story, one of a nobleman and his family who move to the country, is told in three voices: Yoshifuji (the husband), Shikujo (the wife), and Kitsune (a fox).
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Feb 3, 2001 · The Fox Woman is a powerful first novel, singing with lyrical prose and touching the deepest emotions. A historically accurate fantasy, it gives us a glimpse into, and an understanding of, the history that shaped the people of one of our world's greatest nations.
Based on the award - winning short story Fox Magic, Kij Johnson's THE FOX WOMAN is a haunting novel of love and magic, of Kitsune, the young fox kit who catches a glimpse of a Japanese nobleman and resolves to snare his heart.
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Feb 3, 2001 · The Fox Woman is a powerful first novel, singing with lyrical prose and touching the deepest emotions. A historically accurate fantasy, it gives us a glimpse into, and an understanding of, the history that shaped the people of one of our world's greatest nations.
