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Kaiki: uncanny tales from Japan. Volume 1, Tales of old Edo

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notes: Contents: An ordinary world, interrupted by Robert Weinberg, The origins of Japanese weird fiction by Higashi Masao, The value of the supernatural in fiction by Lafcadio Hearn, In a cup of tea by Lafcadio Hearn, The chrysanthemum pledge by Ueda Akinari, Three old tales of terror by Kyogoku Natsuhiko, The futon room by Miyabe Miyuki, Here lies a flute by Okamoto Kido, The face in the hearth by Tanaka Kotaro, The pointer by Koda Rohan, The Ino residence, or, The competition with a ghost by Inagaki Taruho, Through the wooden gate by Yamamoto Shugoro, Three eerie tales of dark nights by Sugiura Hinako. Foreword by Robert Weinberg. Introduction by Higashi Masao.
subjects: Fantasy fiction
Folklore
Ghost stories
Horror
Short stories
genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9784902075083
OCLC number: 503566320
publisher: Kurodahan Press
publication place: Fukuoka, Japan
english publication date: 2009
document type: Book
description: xiv, 271 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.