The snow ghost and other tales : classic Japanese ghost stories
2024, First Edition. Vintage Classics. First edition in this form. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #437003
ISBN: 9781784878733
Summary; "From Goblin infested caves and haunted Tombs, to vengeful spirits and strange, sinister happenings, Ancient Japan was a country and culture that lived with between realms: the world of everyday and the world of supernatural. The Snow Ghost and Other Tales brings together some of the best and scariest tales that endured across centuries of folklore, transporting readers to a time of magic and mystery." -- Provided by publisher. Physical Description; vi, 197 pages ; 23 cm. Contents; The goblin of Adachigahara - White Bone Mountain - Mujina - A passional karma - Ghost story of the flute's tomb - Of a promise broken - Ghost of the Violet Well - Ikiry - The tongue-cut sparrow - The dream of Akinosuké - The eater of dreams - The secret of Iidamachi Pond - The legend of yurei-daki - Yuki onna - The snow ghost - Jikininki - A haunted temple in Inaba Province - The camphor tree tomb - Rokurokubi - How an old man lost his wen - The story of mimi-nashi-h ichi - Fragment
Furisodé - The kakemono ghost of Aki Province - A dead secret - The nun of the Temple of Amida. Subjects; Ghost stories. Ghost stories, Japanese Translations into English. Horror fiction. Paranormal fiction. Short stories.
Price: €14.95