Japanese Supernatural Tales

Encounters with Yokai, Ghosts, Demons, and Other Strange Phenomena, from the Kojiki and The Tale of Genji to Dazai and Murakami

von Various

384 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Flesh-eating oni demons, kappa water sprites, shapeshifting kitsune foxes, vengeful yurei ghosts - monsters and magical creatures haunt Japanese history and literature. They appear as moralistic figures in eighth-century folktales, comic relief in Edo-era kabuki plays, ghostly encounters in the storytelling game hyaku-monogatari and sinister predators in contemporary detective novels. This volume brings together an incomparable range - more than one thousand years' worth, from premodern to modern - of the most horrifying and enduring supernatural stories that have exploded in popularity in anime, video games and horror movies.

• Themen: Belletristik Besonderheiten Kurzgeschichten
• ISBN: 9780143137870
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2026
• Größe: 197 x 129 mm
• Verlag: Penguin LLC US
• Herausgegeben von: Michael Dylan Foster