{"product_id":"lafcadio-hearns-the-faceless-ghost-sean-michael-wilson-9781611801972","title":"Lafcadio Hearn's the Faceless Ghost and Other Macabre Tales from Japan: A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eEerie traditional Japanese ghost stories retold in a graphic novel format.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver one hundred years ago, the writer Lafcadio Hearn gathered and translated into English a selection of traditional Japanese ghost\/mystery stories. They were published as \u003ci\u003eKwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. \u003c\/i\u003eIn this new graphic novel, acclaimed manga creator Sean Michael Wilson retells six of these stories. All of them are very well known in Japan, where ghosts and demons are often called \u003ci\u003eyokai, \u003c\/i\u003e meaning \"the mysterious and weird.\" Today these stories find expression mostly in movies and manga, but they remain rooted in the traditional ghost stories of the Edo era known as \u003ci\u003ekaidan, \u003c\/i\u003e which means \"recited narrative of strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching apparitions.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book includes an afterword by William Scott Wilson, the esteemed translator and editor of Japanese texts and samurai philosophy, who puts the stories into historical context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2016 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Recommendation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean Michael Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611801974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611801972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016 pg. 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2016 pg. 39","brand":"Sean Michael Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962652020991,"sku":"9781611801972","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_333c1978-c825-431f-8e30-562f00b8b3a2.jpg?v=1750652112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lafcadio-hearns-the-faceless-ghost-sean-michael-wilson-9781611801972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}