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Strange Tales from Japan

Anonim
Strange Tales from Japan Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462922529

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Strange Tales from Japan by Anonim Pdf

Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories! Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 32 pages of traditional full-color images of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life. The captivating tales in this volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa--The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave The Curse of Okiku--A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results The Snow Woman--A man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy Tales of the Kappa--Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deaths And many, many more! Renowned translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories play in local Japanese culture and folklore, and their importance to understanding the Japanese psyche. Readers will learn which particular region, city, mountain or temple the stories originate from--in case you're brave enough to visit these haunts yourself!

Strange Tales from Japan

Anonim
Strange Tales from Japan Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : チャールズ・イー・タトル出版
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 4805316608

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Strange Tales from Japan by Anonim Pdf

Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories! Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 33 color woodblock prints and over 55 b&w illustrations of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life. The captivating tales in this volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa--The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave The Curse of Okiku--A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results The Snow Woman--A man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy Tales of the Kappa--Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deaths And many, many more! In his introduction, renowned translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories play in local Japanese culture and folklore, and their importance to understanding the Japanese psyche. Readers will learn which particular region, city, mountain or temple the stories originate from--in case you're brave enough to visit these haunts yourself!

Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales

John Stevenson
Yoshitoshi s Strange Tales Book PDF

Author : John Stevenson
Publisher : Brill Hotei
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Ghosts in art
ISBN : 9004337377

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Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales by John Stevenson Pdf

Taisō Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was fascinated by the supernatural, and some of his best work concerns ghosts, monsters, and charming animal transmutations. Yoshitoshi's strange tales presents two series (with full page illustrations) that focus on his depictions of the weird and magical world of the transformed. The first series is One Hundred Tales of Japan and China (Wakan hyaku monogatari, 1865) and it is based on a game in which people told short scary ghost tales in a darkened room, extinguishing a candle as each tale ended. New Forms of Thirty-six Strange Things (Shinken sanjūrokkaisen) of 1889-92 illustrates stories from Japan's rich heritage of legends in more serene and objective ways.

Japanese Ghost Stories

Lafcadio Hearn
Japanese Ghost Stories Book PDF

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241381281

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Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

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. Edited with an introduction by Paul Murray

Kwaidan

Lafcadio Hearn
Kwaidan Book PDF

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486120928

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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

From America's great interpreter of all things Japanese — 20 supernatural tales teeming with undead samurais, man-eating goblins and other terrifying demons. Includes 22 illustrations.

Strange Light Afar

Rui Umezawa
Strange Light Afar Book PDF

Author : Rui Umezawa
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781554987245

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Strange Light Afar by Rui Umezawa Pdf

A bitterly jealous brother, a samurai who makes the ultimate sacrifice, a cold-hearted husband, a monk who mistakes desire for piety, a fraudulent merchant who meets his match in a supernatural river otter — the motives underlying these traditional Japanese folktale characters are explored with haunting results. Prompted by the sometimes illogical and perplexing actions of folktale characters (Why doesn’t the wolf kill Little Red Riding Hood right away?), master storyteller Rui Umezawa revisits eight popular Japanese folktales, delving beneath their sometimes baffling plot lines to highlight the psychological motivations behind the characters’ actions. In “Betrayal,” a treacherous husband poisons his wife so he can marry another woman. In “Paradise,” a young man saves the life of a sea turtle, who takes him to a luxurious underwater palace, where his every whim is fulfilled. A brother in “Rage” is consumed by jealousy when his brother’s dog digs up a cache of gold. In “Honor,” a samurai kills himself to keep a promise made to his blood brother. Tales of addiction, bravery, sex, greed, abuse and control — these stories take their inspiration from the great Japanese storytelling traditions, as well as from Noh and Kabuki. Sometimes laced with ironic humor, sometimes truly horrifying, these stories of the strange and supernatural will appeal to readers of all ages, but they particularly speak to teenagers. Evocative and haunting illustrations by the stunningly talented Mikiko Fujita add to the eerie beauty of this collection. A detailed afterword outlines the author’s storytelling approach and provides source material for each tale.

Manga Yokai Stories

Lafcadio Hearn
Manga Yokai Stories Book PDF

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781462922017

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Manga Yokai Stories by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

This thrilling collection of seven Japanese ghost stories will captivate lovers of yokai stories! These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson, who has garnered a worldwide fan base for his manga adaptations of works of Japanese literature, including such classics as The Book of Five Rings and The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts. Manga Yokai Stories includes: Nuke-kubi: A masterless samurai is trapped in a house haunted by headless goblins The Screen Maiden: A young man develops an obsession with a woman in a painting that almost kills him Corpse Rider: A woman's unburied corpse cannot rest until she has taken her revenge on the man who divorced her A Dead Secret: A young mother terrifies her family when she returns as a ghost, unable to find peace until she puts to rest a shocking secret she has left behind Wilson's skillful adaptation of Hearn's ghostly tales--along with superb manga illustrations from UK-based Japanese artist Inko Ai Takita--make these fascinating stories come to life. This book is in traditional Japanese reading order--from back to front--so that fans and manga lovers can enjoy an authentic reading experience.

Haunted Japan

Catrien Ross
Haunted Japan Book PDF

Author : Catrien Ross
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781462921331

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Haunted Japan by Catrien Ross Pdf

A delightfully creepy telling of Japanese ghost stories. Japanese folklore is abundant with tales of ghostly creatures and the supernatural. In Haunted Japan, author Catrien Ross reveals the legends that have been passed down for generations and continue to terrify us today. To research this book on the country's ghosts, demons and paranormal phenomena, Ross collected accounts from across Japan including: Sacred Mount Osore, a Japanese gateway to the land of the dead, where people gather to contact those who have passed on The Tokyo grave of the samurai Taira no Masakado, where passersby regularly witnessed his ghost until prayers finally laid him to rest The mummified remains of the monk Tetsumonkai at the Churenji Temple on Mount Yudono--a place where bizarre happenings are common The ruins of Hachioji Castle in Tokyo, which was abandoned for many years because of its many hauntings The result is an unparalleled insight into the dark corners of the Japanese psyche--a world filled with horrifying creatures including Oni (demons with fierce and ghastly appearances), Yurei (Japanese ghosts who inhabit the world of the living), and Yokai (supernatural monsters). The book also includes several traditional Japanese legends, concluding with two of the most famous ghost stories--that of the wronged wife Oiwa and the tale of the Peony Lantern. This book is richly illustrated with 32 pages of full-color prints of frightening ghosts and legendary creatures from Japan's shadowy past. Haunted Japan is the ideal book for anyone interested in exploring the darker side of Japanese history.

Tales of Japan

Chronicle Books
Tales of Japan Book PDF

Author : Chronicle Books
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452174532

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Tales of Japan by Chronicle Books Pdf

A goblin with no body and a monster with no face. A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter. A spirit of the moon and a dragon king. This collection of 15 traditional Japanese folktales transports readers to a time of adventure and enchantment. Drawn from the works of folklorists Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora Ozaki, these tales are by turns terrifying, exhilarating, and poetic. • Striking illustrations by contemporary Japanese artist Kotaro Chiba • Special gift edition features an embossed, textured case with metallic gold ink, and a satin ribbon page marker • Part of the popular Tales series, featuring Nordic Tales, Celtic Tales, Tales of India, and Tales of East Africa Fans of Ghostly Tales, and Japanese Notebooks will love this book. This book is ideal for: • Fans of fairytales, folklore, ghost stories, Greek mythology, roman mythology, Chinese mythology, and Celtic mythology • Anyone interested in Japan's history books and culture studies • People of Japanese heritage • Collectors of illustrated classics

The Book of Yokai

Michael Dylan Foster
The Book of Yokai Book PDF

Author : Michael Dylan Foster
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520271012

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The Book of Yokai by Michael Dylan Foster Pdf

Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity. Ê

Japanese Tales from Times Past

Anonim
Japanese Tales from Times Past Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781462917211

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Japanese Tales from Times Past by Anonim Pdf

This collection of translated tales is from the most famous work in all of Japanese classical literature—the Konjaku Monogatari Shu. This collection of traditional Japanese folklore is akin to the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer or Dante's Inferno—powerfully entertaining tales that reveal striking aspects of the cultural psychology, fantasy, and creativity of medieval Japan—tales that still resonate with modern Japanese readers today. The ninety stories in this book are filled with keen psychological insights, wry sarcasm, and scarcely veiled criticisms of the clergy, nobles, and peasants alike—suggesting that there are, among all classes and peoples, similar failings of pride, vanity, superstition and greed—as well as aspirations toward higher moral goals. This is the largest collection in English of the Konjaku Monogatari Shu tales ever published in one volume. It presents the low life and the high life, the humble and the devout, the profane flirting, farting and fornicating of everyday men and women, as well as their yearning for the wisdom, transcendence and compassion that are all part and parcel of our shared humanity. Stories Include: The Grave of Chopsticks Robbers Come to a Temple and Steal Its Bell The Woman Fish Peddler at the Guardhouse Fish are Turned into the Lotus Sutra A Dragon is Caught by a Tengu Goblin The Monk Tojo Predicts the Fall of Shujaku Gate Wasps Attack a Spider in Revenge

The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories

Theodore William Goossen
The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories Book PDF

Author : Theodore William Goossen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780192803726

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The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories by Theodore William Goossen Pdf

Beginning with the first writings to assimilate and rework Western literary traditions, through the flourishing of the short story genre in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the Taisho era, to the new breed of writers produced under the constraints of literary censorship, and the current writings reflecting the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the entire development of the Japanese short story.

Yurei

Zack Davisson
Yurei Book PDF

Author : Zack Davisson
Publisher : Chin Music Press Inc.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780988769359

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Yurei by Zack Davisson Pdf

An eerie yet insightful exploration into the phenomenon of yurei, or Japanese ghosts, both past and present.

Lafcadio Hearn's "The Faceless Ghost" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan

Sean Michael Wilson
Lafcadio Hearn s The Faceless Ghost and Other Macabre Tales from Japan Book PDF

Author : Sean Michael Wilson
Publisher : Shambhala
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780834830486

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Lafcadio Hearn's "The Faceless Ghost" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan by Sean Michael Wilson Pdf

Over one hundred years ago, the writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn gathered together a selection of kaidan, traditional Japanese ghost, myth, and mystery stories, and published them in English in over a dozen books. The kaidan feature vengeful ghosts and bewitching spirits that mete out karmic justice in eerie and sometimes horrifying ways. Some of the tales were Japanese versions of older Chinese tales of divination; others were influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, including a Buddhist-influenced mystery storytelling game popular in the Edo era (1603–1868). In contemporary culture, these stories have found new expression mostly in movies and manga. In this graphic novel, acclaimed manga creator Sean Michael Wilson and illustrator Michiru Morikawa present six of these classic, supernatural stories.

In Ghostly Japan

Lafcadio Hearn
In Ghostly Japan Book PDF

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547399346

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In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

In Ghostly Japanis a collection of supernatural and ghost stories, short pieces and folktales from Japan. Through these spooky stories, the author also analyses parts of the Japanese culture, dealing with philosophical and spiritual musing on the supernatural stories of Japan. Table of Contents: Furisodé Incense A Story of Divination Silkworms A Passional Karma Footprints of the Buddha Ululation Bits of Poetry Japanese Buddhist Proverbs Suggestion Ingwa-banashi Story of a Tengu At Yaidzu