Kibun Daizin; or, From Shark-Boy to Merchant Prince

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jan 28, 2024

In Category - Fictional Biographies & Memoirs

Authors: Gensai Murai In Year : 1904

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Kibun Daizin; or, From Shark-Boy to Merchant Prince

An Ambitious Boy
Bunkichi Plans To Kill The Shark
A Boat Capsized — A Hairbreadth Escape
The Tables Turned
The Battle Of Stone Missiles—The Monkeys’ Panic
The Great Hazard — A Perilous Voyage
The Sea-Giant Appears
An Eccentric Fellow
The Great Conflagration — The Charity “Bento”
Ambition Satisfied — The Merchant Prince

This is the story of a brave, skillful and ambitious boy who sets out to become the wealthiest man of Japan. He succeeds in doing just that because of his virtuous deeds. A real person, Kinokuniya Bunzaemon (1669 – 1734), was the inspiration for this fictionalized biography by Gensai Murai. An English translation of the tale originally appeared in the once popular St. Nicholas Magazine (1873 - 1940) for children that featured stories by eminent as well as promising young authors, some of whom (Edna St. Vincent Millay, F. Scott Fitzgerald, E. B. White, and Stephen Vincent Benét) were first published in it, receiving cash awards as St. Nicholas League prize winners. - Summary by Brian Fullen