Book Description
KWAIDAN means "weird tales." Lafcadio Hearn has taken KWAIDAN and written some amazing, hair-raising tales of long ago—delicate, transparent, ghostly sketches of a world unreal, but with a haunting sense of spiritual reality. It is a unique collection of haunting Japanese supernatural stories written by a Westerner who adopted Japan as his homeland.
KWAIDAN is full of goblins and ghosts, snowwomen and treewomen, a kingdom of dead warriors, and a kingdom of ants where a man might spend a lifetime in only a few moments. The stories inspired no less a writer than Edgar Allen Poe, and were the basis for the 1965 movie of the same name, which consisted of four ghost stories adapted from Hearn’s work. --Ce texte fait référence à lédition Broché .
Publisher comments
COSIMO CLASSICS offers distinctive titles by the great authors and thinkers who have inspired, informed and engaged readers throughout the ages.
Covering a diverse range of subjects that include Health & Science, Eastern Philosophy, Mythology & Sacred Texts, Philosophy & Spirituality, and Business & Economics these newly revitalized treasures are now available to contemporary readers. --Ce texte fait référence à lédition Broché .
