The Grass-Cutting Sword
The Grass-Cutting Sword is a novella by Catherynne M. Valente. It was published by Prime Books in 2006.
 Cover of The Grass-Cutting Sword, first edition | |
| Author | Catherynne M. Valente |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Postmodern novella |
| Publisher | Prime Books |
Publication date | December 1, 2006 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 127 pp |
| ISBN | 0-8095-6230-8 |
| OCLC | 71827154 |
Plot summary
Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi, by Toyohara Chikanobu
The tale is a postmodern interpretation of the Japanese folk-tale of Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi ("Heaven's Cloud-Gathering Sword"), which is taken from the collection of folk-lore in the Kojiki. The action shifts between the journey of the storm-god Susanoo who has been banished to earth in human form by his sister, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, as he attempts to slay the eight-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi. Valente also portrays the serpent's side of the story with a twist; the tale told by Orochi is intercut or added to by the seven maidens who have been sacrificed to the monster.[1]
gollark: That is a worrying color.
gollark: That seems vaguely unethical.
gollark: Surely most people *have* experienced batteries in, say, TV remotes running out.
gollark: There was an art thing on display at my school where someone had made some on wood using a conductive solution of some sort.
gollark: Would chainmail work?
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