Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn

They are today regarded in Japan as classics in their own right. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create the chilling tales in Japanese Ghost Stories.

Here are all the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore: 'rokuro-kubi,' whose heads separate from their bodies at night 'jikininki,' or flesh-eating goblins and terrifying faceless 'mujina' who haunt lonely neighborhoods. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create the chilling tales in Japanese Ghost Stories. In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living, and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with mystical help. Buy Level 3: Japanese Ghost Stories Book for Pack by Lafcadio Hearn from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK.

Furthermore, he has again translated several hair-rising ghost stories, like 'A Passional Karma' about the truly undying love of a young couple.Brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan, by the Irish writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn-whose life inspired bestselling writer Monique Truong's novel The Sweetest Fruits Hearn tries to give a glimpse into the customs of the Japanese, by giving examples of Buddhist Proverbs and explaining the use of incense and the nation wide fascination with poetry. These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 18. This collection of 14 stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn, contains Japanese ghost stories, but also several non-fiction pieces. Download cover art Download CD case insert In Ghostly Japan

Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn