Another deluxe edition of new writing and neglected perspectives.
Asian ghosts and supernatural beings - from India to Sri Lanka,
China to Korea, Japan to the Philippines - can be both terrifying
and comforting. Underpinned by strong cultural beliefs in the
cycles of life and ancestor worship, the nature of Asian spirits
differs from that of their counterparts in other areas of the
world. The possibility is more instinctually accepted that ghosts
remain with us, as part of the world, whether we can see them or
not. Featured here are all kinds of stories from across East, South
and Southeast Asia: classic weird tales by the likes of Pu
Songling, Rabindranath Tagore, S Mukerji, Im Bang and Yi Ruk,
Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora Ozaki, are complemented by stories
by Asian writers of today. An egui (the Chinese version of a
'hungry ghost') is exorcised, a vicious jiangshi (Chinese
zombie-like revenant) is encountered in the night, a Bengali
shakchunni (the ghost of an unsatisfied bride) poignantly seeks
love with devastating effect, a family is haunted by vengeful
Korean gwishin, and the iconic Japanese tragedies of Oiwa and
O-Kiku are revisited. The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic
Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range
of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots
of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the
books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented,
perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.
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