The Grass-Cutting Sword

The Grass-Cutting Sword

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author = Catherynne M. Valente
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Postmodern novella
publisher = Prime Books
release_date = December 1, 2006
media_type = Print (hardback and paperback)
pages = 127 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-8095-6230-8
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"The Grass-Cutting Sword" is a novella by Catherynne M. Valente. It was published by Prime Books in 2006.

Plot summary

The tale is a post-modern take on 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 but with a twist, because the tale told by Orochi is intercut or added to by the seven maidens that have been sacrificed to the monster.


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