{"product_id":"japanese-supernatural-tales-encounters-with-yokai-ghosts-demons-and-other-strange-phenomena-from-the-kojiki-and-the-tale-of-genji-to-dazai-and-mu-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 by Foster, Michael Dylan","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\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143137870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Dylan Foster \u003c\/b\u003e(editor) is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Yōkai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yōkai\u003c\/i\u003e. A professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis, he has been the \"Yōkai Navigator\" since 2022 for the NHK World documentary television series \u003ci\u003eYOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67770724712601,"sku":"9780143137870","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9780143137870.jpg?v=1792703465","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/japanese-supernatural-tales-encounters-with-yokai-ghosts-demons-and-other-strange-phenomena-from-the-kojiki-and-the-tale-of-genji-to-dazai-and-mu-9780143137870","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}