{"product_id":"torikaebaya-monogatari-a-japanese-tale-of-gender-swapped-siblings-paperback","title":"Torikaebaya Monogatari: A Japanese Tale of Gender-Swapped Siblings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosette F. Willig\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTorikaebaya monogatari\u003c\/i\u003e is a twelfth-century Japanese tale like no other. As suggested by its title, which literally translates to \"if only I could exchange them\" (\u003ci\u003etorikaebaya\u003c\/i\u003e) \"story\" (\u003ci\u003emonogatari\u003c\/i\u003e), it follows the complications that arise when a nobleman has his two children swap genders--his son living as a woman, and his daughter living as a man. What unfolds is a tale of tragicomedy, familial love, and oblique social commentary as the two siblings embark on their secretly gender-crossed adult lives, subverting and satirizing literature of the period--most notably \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e. In more recent times, the tale has sparked intellectual debate and creative inspiration in Japan, with its reception over time reflecting the ever-shifting views of gender and sexuality in that country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e First published in English under the title \u003ci\u003eThe Changelings\u003c\/i\u003e in 1983, this reissued edition of the translation by Rosette F. Willig, with an illuminating new introduction from Gustav Heldt, makes this enduring and inventive landmark of Japanese literature available to readers for the first time in decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosette F. Willig\u003c\/b\u003e received her PhD in Japanese Language and Literature from the University of Pennsylvania and her JD from Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband, three children, and four grandchildren. \u003cb\u003eGustav Heldt\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Virginia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNavigating Narratives: Tsurayuki's Tosa Diary as History and Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2024) and \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Harmony: Poetry and Power in Early Heian Japan\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), as well as translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338805706841,"sku":"9781503646544","price":54.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/8GjbcQWziM9781503646544.webp?v=1779430447","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/de\/products\/torikaebaya-monogatari-a-japanese-tale-of-gender-swapped-siblings-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}