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Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente (born Bethany Thomas May 5, 1979, Seattle, Washington) is an American poet, novelist, and literary critic. Her writing tends to be postmodern, with rich language (drawing upon her classics education) and surrealist elements. She has also ventured into a more mainstream style...
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The Grass-Cutting Sword
The Grass-Cutting Sword is a novella by Catherynne M. Valente. It was published by Prime Books in 2006. 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 Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden
The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden is the first volume of The Orphan's Tales series by Catherynne M. Valente with illustrations by Michael Kaluta. Because of the strange tattoos around her eyes, a girl lives alone in the Sultan's gardens until the young prince dares to speak to her. When he... -
Yume No Hon: The Book of Dreams
Yume No Hon: The Book of Dreams (2005) is a novel about a woman living as a hermit in ancient Japan written by Catherynne M. Valente. After her village is destroyed, Ayako lives alone in the mountains. Weaving through Ayako's life are her dreams; she explores the mythologies of goddesses from... -
The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice
The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice is the second volume of The Orphan's Tales series by Catherynne M. Valente with illustrations by Michael Kaluta. Like volume one, The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden, the book is written as a collection of interlocking fairy tales. The... -
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