I found this story to be an easy read and also intriguing. It turns out that Yuki-Onna is a japanese mythologial character and appears in alot of other stories. She also has some different personalities that reoccure throughout the stories. If you google Yuki-Onna and click on images, you will see alot of interesting illistrations.
I also am struggling to understand why Straub included this Japanese folktale in his anthology. Any ideas?
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I know this is old news, but all I could think of when reading this was the Crane Wife and how similar the stories are. I wonder if it's a common theme in Japanese folklore.
ReplyDeleteClaire, have you heard the Decemberists' album The Crane Wife?
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