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Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan - Terrifying Japanese Tales of Yokai, Ghosts, and Demons (Paperback)
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Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan - Terrifying Japanese Tales of Yokai, Ghosts, and Demons (Paperback)
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"Even as she screamed, her voice became thin, like a crying of
wind; then she melted into a bright white mist that spired to the
roof beams. Never again was she seen." Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan
(which means "ghost story" in Japanese) is the first and most
famous collection of Japanese yokai stories ever published. This
unforgettable collection of 17 eerie tales and 3 original cultural
studies by Hearn are based on traditional oral tales passed down
for generations. They are fresh reminders of the dark and
mysterious corners of the Japanese psyche, from popular
representations in anime, manga and video games to Masaki
Kobayashi's Oscar-nominated horror film Kwaidan. This new edition
includes over 20 full-color woodblock prints that showcase the rich
visual tradition of Japanese Yokai. A new foreword by Michael Dylan
Foster, the leading Western expert on Yokai literature, places the
stories in context and explains the lasting importance of Hearn's
pioneering look at Japan's bewitching spirit world. The stories in
this volume include: "Yuki-onna" -- A ghostly woman saves a man
during a fierce snowstorm then gives him a deadly warning... "The
Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hoichi" -- A musician is unwittingly called
upon by a Samurai to perform for the dead, with bloody
consequences. "Diplomacy" -- A Samurai warrior avoids the ghostly
revenge of a man he intends to kill by outsmarting him before
striking he strikes the death blow. Hearn is the best-known early
Western interpreter of Japanese culture and was particularly
interested in tales of the supernatural. He eagerly gathered
"delicate, transparent, ghostly sketches" in his adopted land and
translated them with gusto. His English versions were translated
back into Japanese and are considered classics of Japanese
literature to this day--eagerly devoured by Japanese school
children.
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