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A Tale of Flowering Fortunes

  • 1980 first published
  • 910 pages
  • 2 editions

A Tale of Flowering Fortunes is a 1980 feudal-Japan fiction novel by William H. McCullough and Helen Craig McCullough. The story is set in Japan, in the Heian period, 794–1185. Characters include Michinaga Fujiwara (966-1027).

It runs to roughly 910 pages — 16–17 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Heian period, 794–1185

Characters

  • Michinaga Fujiwara (966-1027)

Subjects

  • Aristocracy, Social class
  • Japan, history

Quick answers

Who wrote A Tale of Flowering Fortunes?

A Tale of Flowering Fortunes was written by William H. McCullough and Helen Craig McCullough and first published in 1980.

What genre is A Tale of Flowering Fortunes?

It is usually shelved as Samurai & Feudal Japan.

How long is A Tale of Flowering Fortunes?

The median edition has 910 pages, about 16–17 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Tale of Flowering Fortunes?

Readers who like it often enjoy Night of the Ninjas, Towazugatari and The World of the Shining Prince.

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