Book Description
These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson, who has garnered a worldwide fan base for his manga adaptations of works of Japanese literature, including such classics as The Book of Five Rings and The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts.Manga Yokai Stories includes:
Nuke-kubi: A masterless samurai is trapped in a house haunted by headless goblinsThe Screen Maiden: A young man develops an obsession with a woman in a painting that almost kills himCorpse Rider: A woman's unburied corpse cannot rest until she has taken her revenge on the man who divorced herA Dead Secret: A young mother terrifies her family when she returns as a ghost, unable to find peace until she puts to rest a shocking secret she has left behind
MANGA YOKAI STORIES - Lafcadio Hearn - 9784805315668 - Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 9784805315668
| Publication Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
| No. of Pages | 128 |
| Weight | 0.62 kg |
| Genre | Literature |
These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson, who has garnered a worldwide fan base for his manga adaptations of works of Japanese literature, including such classics as The Book of Five Rings and The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts.Manga Yokai Stories includes:
Nuke-kubi: A masterless samurai is trapped in a house haunted by headless goblinsThe Screen Maiden: A young man develops an obsession with a woman in a painting that almost kills himCorpse Rider: A woman's unburied corpse cannot rest until she has taken her revenge on the man who divorced herA Dead Secret: A young mother terrifies her family when she returns as a ghost, unable to find peace until she puts to rest a shocking secret she has left behind
