The Smile of the Mountain Witch
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English - October 25, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsArts japanese literature books fiction Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Is she a man-eating crone?
Is she a lonely wanderer?
Or is she a sensual matriarch?
However you define her, she’s the yama-uba—Japan’s legendary mountain witch.
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