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Includes the name: 東 雅夫

Séries

Obras de Masao Higashi

クトゥルー神話事典 (2007) 2 cópias
少女怪談 (2000) 1 exemplar(es)
猫路地 (2006) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

The Battle Royale Slam Book (2014) — Contribuinte — 30 cópias
怪談専門誌 幽 VOL.23 (カドカワムック 590) (2015) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
ユリイカ2010年2月号 特集=藤田和日郎… (2010) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
幻想文学 (51) (1997) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
幻想文学 (60) (2001) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
幻想文学 (67) (2003) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
月 (書物の王国) (1999) — Posfácio — 1 exemplar(es)
Night Land vol.1 (2012) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
幻想文学 (55) (1999) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
怪談専門誌 幽 VOL.24 (カドカワムック) (2015) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
夜想#中川多理: 物語の中の少女 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
怪談専門誌 幽 VOL.25 (カドカワムック 642) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
怪談専門誌 幽 VOL.26 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
GHOSTLY MAGAZINE yoo vol. 27 (2017) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
GHOSTLY MAGAZINE yoo vol. 28 (2017) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
GHOSTLY MAGAZINE yoo vol. 29 (2018) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
文学ムック たべるのがおそいvol.7 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
ユリイカ2009年3月号 特集=諸星大二郎 (2009) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

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Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Japan

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With haunted houses and haunted fishing poles, sinister monks and a battle of wills with a ghost, samurais and serving girls, these nine stories and one short manga are not always horrific, often enigmatic, and always a delight. Add a Lafcaido Hearn essay on “The Value of the Supernatural in Fiction” and a very useful introduction on the permutations, tradition, and history of Japanese weird fiction, and this is a definite must read for those interested in the supernatural tale of Japan or even just non-Anglophone weird fiction.

The tales all have some connection with Edo – though many stories are not set there – and range in age from 1776 to 2005. Some are retellings of classic Japanese ghost stories, some are influenced by European and American horror stories, and some are entirely original.

“In a Cup of Tea”, Lafcaido Hearn – Hearn’s retelling of the Japanese tale “A Young Man’s Face Appears in a Cup at a Tea Shop”. Masao notes Hearn brought out the “tale’s fantastic and nonsensical nature by editing out the last parts”.

“The Chrysanthemum Pledge”, Ueda Akinari – An old tale from the classic 1776 collection of Japanese weird fiction, Tales of Moonlight and Rain. It celebrates the virtues of loyalty and not hanging out with “superficial” people.

“Three Old Tales of Terror”, Kyōgoku Natsuhiko – Three shorter stories all titled with questions: “Who Made Them?”, “What Does He Want?”, and “Where Had She Been?” and definitely in the tradition of enigmatic Japanese weird fiction

“The Futon Room”, Miyabe Miyuki – A serving girl, replacing her dead sister’s position, wonders what horror awaits her in her new job.

“Here Lies a Flute”, Okamoto Kidō – Editor Higashi Masao implies this 1925 story bears the influence of W. W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw”.

“The Face in the Hearth”, Tanaka Kōtarō – An enigmatic story on the dangers of being impolite? It involves a mysterious monk.

“Visions of Beyond”, Kōda Rohan -- As Robert Weinberg and Higashi Masao note in the book’s introductions, this story is not at all horrific and mostly a long piece on the intricacies of Japanese river fishing: the different fish to be caught and the techniques for doing so and the admonition that the goal of fishing is to enjoy and contemplate the whole experience, not necessarily catch fish.

“The Inō Residence, Or, The Competition with a Ghost”, Inagaki Taruho -- A thoroughly delightful tale paced in a way that’s very surprising for Western sensibilities. The translator notes for the story say that the story is based on the 18th century narrative An Account of Inō and the Spirit, and several Japanese authors have done versions of it.

“Through the Wooden Gate”, Yamamoto Shūgorō -- In his introductory notes, Masao says this belongs to a subgenre of Japanese supernatural stories known as “kidnapped deity” stories.

“Three Eerie Tales of Dark Nights”, Sugiura Hinako – A brief manga.

As usual with Kurodahan Press publications, the book comes with plentiful footnotes explaining relevant aspects of Japanese culture and history as they are alluded to in the stories.
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RandyStafford | Nov 4, 2013 |

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Robert Weinberg Foreword, Preface
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Rohan Koda Contributor
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Estatísticas

Obras
29
Also by
21
Membros
116
Popularidade
#169,721
Avaliação
½ 4.4
Resenhas
1
ISBNs
17
Idiomas
1

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