num_pages: 113
description: KWAIDAN is a collection of weird, ghostly legends and beliefs of old Japan. Hearn spent 14 years in Japan, translating into English with superb effect the atmosphere of the tales which he avidly collected.Based on Japanese literature and folklore, KWAIDAN contains 17 stories. The stories of Loichi, the blind biwa player who was called to perform for the dead; of Muso, the journeying priest who encountered a man-eating goblin; of the samurai who outwitted the ghost of a dead man. All these plus 14 other spooky tales are included in this collection.
language: English
title: Kwaidan; Stories and Studies of Strange Things
titlecomplete: Kwaidan; Stories and Studies of Strange Things
genres: Japan, Fiction, Mythology, Japanese Literature, Ghosts, Folklore, Short Stories, Fantasy, Classics, Horror
ratings_count: 4791
publisher: Dover Pubns