Kwaidan Japanese ghost stories
In Hearn's vivid retelling of classic Japanese folk tales -- further enhanced in this illustrated edition -- the spirit world swirls frighteningly close to human reality, the border between the two often being no more than a thin fog of dreams.
| Main Author: | Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Fall River Press,
2010.
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| Summary: |
In Hearn's vivid retelling of classic Japanese folk tales -- further enhanced in this illustrated edition -- the spirit world swirls frighteningly close to human reality, the border between the two often being no more than a thin fog of dreams. |
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| Item Description: |
"Originally published in 1904 as 'Kwaidan : stories and studies of strange things'"--Title page verso. In his 1904 author's note, Hearn refers to "Kwaidan" as "Weird Tales." Illustration credits on p. 208. |
| Physical Description: |
208 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781435120235 143512023X |