{"product_id":"japanese-supernatural-tales-michael-dylan-foster-9780143137870","title":"Japanese Supernatural Tales: Encounters with Yokai, Ghosts, Demons, and Other Strange Phenomena, from the Kojiki and the Tale of Genji to Dazai and Mu","description":"\u003cb\u003eA haunting gathering of classic Japanese tales of monsters and demons, \u003ci\u003eyōkai \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eoni \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eyūrei\u003c\/i\u003e, that live on in popular manga, anime, J-horror films, and video games \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlesh-eating \u003ci\u003eoni \u003c\/i\u003edemons, \u003ci\u003ekappa\u003c\/i\u003e water sprites, shapeshifting \u003ci\u003ekitsune\u003c\/i\u003e foxes, vengeful \u003ci\u003eyūrei\u003c\/i\u003e 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 tricksters in local legends, and sinister predators in modern fiction. With dozens of stories, including twenty-four that have never been published in English, this volume showcases an incomparable range of the supernatural--from the beautiful ghost that seduces a widowed samurai, to the \u003ci\u003ejor\u003ci\u003eō\u003c\/i\u003egumo\u003c\/i\u003e spiders that transform into women to ensnare their human prey, to the sentient reflection that unnerves a night watchman in Haruki Murakami's \"The Mirror\"--inviting you into a realm of frightening otherness from a rich, thousand-year tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dylan Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143137875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143137870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael Dylan Foster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997382717695,"sku":"9780143137870","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japanese-supernatural-tales-michael-dylan-foster-9780143137870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}