Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780893469641 (0893469645)
Publish date: April 1st 2007
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Pages no: 142
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Literature,
Cultural,
Asian Literature,
Horror,
Ghost Stories,
Japan,
Short Stories,
Japanese Literature,
Folklore,
Supernatural,
Ghosts
In Japanese folklore, there is the belief that a disquieted spirit, one who has died still troubled by a deep resentment or anger toward those it considered immoral and malevolent ( such as enemies or murderers), will not let go of its attachment to the physical world, in a sense not having been ext...
Upon his arrival in Japan in 1890, Lafcadio Hearn found himself enamored with the culture, people, and stories of the country, and would make Japan his home until his death in 1904. His collections of stories published during this time became the most popular of Hearn's writings, and earned him vene...