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Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Edogawa Rampo
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Description for Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 Line Art Illustrations. BIC Classification: FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; the morbid confession of a maniac ... Read more
This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; the morbid confession of a maniac ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9784805311936
SKU
V9784805311936
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About Edogawa Rampo
Edogawa Rampo (Hirai Taro, 1894-1965) is widely regarded as the father of Japanese mystery writing. Born in Mie Prefecture, he graduated in 1916 from Waseda University and took on a series of odd jobs, working as an accountant, clerk, salesman, and peddler of noodles from a cart, before discovering his vocation as a writer. The first modern writer of mysteries ... Read more
Reviews for Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination
"Rampo is Japan's foremost writer of mystery and tales of suspense."
The Journal of Asian Studies "Japan's most famous mystery story writer is named Edogawa Rampo. Rampo took this name because he is a great admirer of Poe. When a visiting American asked [a noted Japanese psychologist] if the Japanese reading public didn't confuse Rampo with the real Edgar Allan ... Read more
The Journal of Asian Studies "Japan's most famous mystery story writer is named Edogawa Rampo. Rampo took this name because he is a great admirer of Poe. When a visiting American asked [a noted Japanese psychologist] if the Japanese reading public didn't confuse Rampo with the real Edgar Allan ... Read more