Japanese Supernatural Tales
Encounters with Yokai, Ghosts, Demons, and Other Strange Phenomena, from the Kojiki and The Tale of Genji to Dazai and Murakami
$28.04
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
19 January 2027
Summary
A haunting gathering of classic Japanese tales of monsters and demons, yokai and oni and yurei, that live on in popular manga, anime, J-horror films, and video games
A Penguin Classic
Flesh-eating oni demons, kappa water sprites, shapeshifting kitsune foxes, vengeful yurei ghosts, and other monsters and magical creatures have long lurked in the shadows of Japanese culture, appearing as divine beings in eighth-century myths, dangerous demons in medieval literature, troublesome …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143137870 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143137875 |
| Author: | Michael Dylan Foster |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 19 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Michael Dylan Foster
Michael Dylan Foster is the author of The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore and Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai.
He is a professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis. Since 2022, he has served as the “Yokai Navigator” for the NHK World documentary television series YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore.
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