{"product_id":"9781435140066","title":"Kwaidan: Japanese Ghost Stories (PagePerfect NOOK Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories and Studies of Strange Things\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA man terrified of the ghost who haunts his nights seeks help from a priest, who inscribes his body with protective holy texts … but misses a spot.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA woman on her deathbed coerces her betrothed’s promise to wait for her reincarnated return, no matter how many years it will take. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA samurai turned priest does battle with the floating severed heads of ravenous goblins.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just some of the haunting tales culled by distinguished American scholar, translator, and journalist Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904) during years of travel and study in his adopted land of Japan. The twenty “ghostly sketches” Hearn gathered for his classic collection \u003ci\u003eKwaidan\u003c\/i\u003e (or “strange stories”) span the supernatural spectrum from grisly accounts of revenge from beyond the grave to haunting visions of beautiful snow spirits who bring quiet death in the night. Strange and wondrous creatures abound in these tales, including human-faced Heiké crabs who embody the spirits of dead warriors, and the \u003ci\u003ejikininki\u003c\/i\u003e, or man-eating goblins that feed nocturnally on funeral offerings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Hearn’s vivid retellings of classic Japanese folk tales – further enhanced in this gorgeous, heavily illustration gift edition -- the spirit world swirls frighteningly close to human reality, the border between the two often being no more than a thin fog of dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fall River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142006423792,"sku":"9781435140066","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781435140066_p0.jpg?v=1763754799","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781435140066","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}