Loading cart contents...
Japanese Ghost Stories
9.99 JOD
Please allow 2 – 5 weeks for delivery of this item
Description
The dead wreak revenge on the living, paintings come alive, spectral brides possess mortal men and a priest devours human flesh in these chilling Japanese ghost stories retold by a master of the supernatural. Lafcadio Hearn drew on the phantoms and ghouls of traditional Japanese folklore – including the headless ‘rokuro-kubi’, the monstrous goblins ‘jikininki’ or the faceless ‘mujina’ who stalk lonely neighbourhoods – and infused them with his own memories of his haunted childhood in nineteenth-century Ireland to create these terrifying tales of striking and eerie power. Today they are regarded in Japan as classics in their own right.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.193 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 1.5 × 12.9 × 19.7 cm |
| by | |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 256 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2023-11-2 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0241675294 |
| About The Author | The improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan. |
| Series |
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
Related products
-
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
110.00 JOD -
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
10.99 JOD -
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
-
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
120.00 JOD
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.