| 词条 | The Grass-Cutting Sword |
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| name = The Grass-Cutting Sword | image = GrassCuttingSword cover.jpg | caption = Cover of The Grass-Cutting Sword, first edition | author = Catherynne M. Valente | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = Postmodern novella | publisher = Prime Books | release_date = December 1, 2006 | media_type = Paperback | pages = 127 pp | isbn = 0-8095-6230-8 | oclc= 71827154 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Grass-Cutting Sword is a novella by Catherynne M. Valente. It was published by Prime Books in 2006. Plot summaryThe 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] References1. ^Catherynne M. Valente: The Grass-Cutting Sword. . Retrieved 2008-12-19. {{DEFAULTSORT:Grass-Cutting Sword, The}}{{2000s-novel-stub}} 3 : 2006 American novels|American novellas|Novels by Catherynne M. Valente |
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