Lafcadio Hearn(Yakumo Koizumi, 1850-1904)was a writer born in Greece. After coming to Japan in 1890, he took Japanese nationality in 1896, assuming the name of “Yakumo Koizumi”. He has penned a large number of stories that use Japanese traditions and folk tales as their subject. In this book, we have chosen 11 works from among Hearn's ghost stories and strange tales that particularly deal with the passion of female ghosts, and have added fresh illustrations. We hope that you will these mysterious tales evoked by Hearn.
[CONTENTS]
THE CORPSE-RIDER
YUKI-ONNA
THE STORY OF O-KAMÉ
INGWA-BANASHI
A DEAD SECRET
FURISODÉ
OF A PROMISE BROKEN
THE STORY OF AOYAGI
IKIRYŌ
THE RECONCILIATION
THE STORY OF O-TEI
Language
English
Pages
68
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
SHIZUOKA MANGA LABORATORY
Release
September 11, 2014
Japanese Female Ghost Stories: Selection from Lafcadio Hearn [Illustrated]
Lafcadio Hearn(Yakumo Koizumi, 1850-1904)was a writer born in Greece. After coming to Japan in 1890, he took Japanese nationality in 1896, assuming the name of “Yakumo Koizumi”. He has penned a large number of stories that use Japanese traditions and folk tales as their subject. In this book, we have chosen 11 works from among Hearn's ghost stories and strange tales that particularly deal with the passion of female ghosts, and have added fresh illustrations. We hope that you will these mysterious tales evoked by Hearn.
[CONTENTS]
THE CORPSE-RIDER
YUKI-ONNA
THE STORY OF O-KAMÉ
INGWA-BANASHI
A DEAD SECRET
FURISODÉ
OF A PROMISE BROKEN
THE STORY OF AOYAGI
IKIRYŌ
THE RECONCILIATION
THE STORY OF O-TEI