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.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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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 |
