Tales of the Night Watch
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The collection of amazing, instructive, frightening and piquant stories represents the centuries-old tradition of Japanese mystical prose, starting with the translations of folklore cows and Chinese sources and ending with original and unusually colorful works of modern times.
The book includes stories by authors such as Ihara Saikaku, Ryunoske Akutagawa, Suzuki Shosan, Ogita Ansei, Asai Ryoi, Tsuga Teisho and Tanaka Kotaro. The works of writers belonging to different generations give a full picture of the “supernatural” direction in Japanese literature, telling about the bizarre world of demons, magical creatures, mischievous werewolves, vengeful ghosts and mysterious incidents.
The publication is illustrated by engravings and fragments of paintings by Japanese ukiyo-e artists - Katsushiki Hokusai, Toriyama Sekien, Kawanabe Kyosai, Suzuki Shonen, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Mori Yuzan, Masasumi Ryukansaijin and others.
The book includes stories by authors such as Ihara Saikaku, Ryunoske Akutagawa, Suzuki Shosan, Ogita Ansei, Asai Ryoi, Tsuga Teisho and Tanaka Kotaro. The works of writers belonging to different generations give a full picture of the “supernatural” direction in Japanese literature, telling about the bizarre world of demons, magical creatures, mischievous werewolves, vengeful ghosts and mysterious incidents.
The publication is illustrated by engravings and fragments of paintings by Japanese ukiyo-e artists - Katsushiki Hokusai, Toriyama Sekien, Kawanabe Kyosai, Suzuki Shonen, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Mori Yuzan, Masasumi Ryukansaijin and others.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books in the series Elegant classics of the East