Featuring short stories “Shadow Wife,” the tale of the vengeful swordsman prodigy Hisama Sakakibara, and “The Crawler,” the story of stubborn treasury official Genbei Chitsugi, this masterpiece collection of historical ghost stories depicts the pathos of lower-class samurai who live for and are held captive by the sword.
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A masterpiece collection of historical ghost stories depicting the pathos of lower-class samurai who live for and are held captive by the sword.
Live by the sword, die by the sword.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780857281272
Publisert
2013-09-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
202

Forfatter
Oversetter

Biographical note

Hideyuki Kikuchi is a Japanese science fiction and horror novelist from Chiba. His debut novel, “Makai toshi: Shinjuku” (Demon City Shinjuku), brought him widespread notoriety in the supernatural fiction genre in Japan, drawing comparisons with Baku Yumemakura. He has published both novels and guide books for horror movies.

Ian MacDonald is a prize-winning translator. He holds a PhD in Japanese from Stanford University and specializes in Edo-period art and literature.