Description: Lafcadio Hearn's "The Faceless Ghost" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan by Sean Michael Wilson, Michiru Morikawa Eerie traditional Japanese ghost stories retold in a graphic novel format.Eerie traditional Japanese ghost stories retold in a graphic novel format.Over one hundred years ago, the writer Lafcadio Hearn gathered and translated into English a selection of traditional Japanese ghost/mystery stories. They were published as Kwaidan- Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In this new graphic novel, acclaimed manga creator Sean Michael Wilson retells six of these stories. All of them are very well known in Japan, where ghosts and demons are often called yokai, meaning "the mysterious and weird." Today these stories find expression mostly in movies and manga, but they remain rooted in the traditional ghost stories of the Edo era known as kaidan, which means "recited narrative of strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching apparitions."The book includes an afterword by William Scott Wilson, the esteemed translator and editor of Japanese texts and samurai philosophy, who puts the stories into historical context.A 2016YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Recommendation FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography SEAN MICHAEL WILSON is a comic book writer from Scotland, living in Japan. He has had many books published with a variety of US, UK, and Japanese publishers, such asThe Book of Five Rings, and edited the critically acclaimedAX- alternative manga(Publishers Weeklys "Best Books of 2010" in comics). In 2016, his bookLafcadio Hearns "The Faceless Ghost" and Other Macabre Tales from Japanwas nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award. And in 2017, his bookSecrets of the Ninjawon an International Manga Awardfrom the Japanese Government.MICHIRU MORIKAWA is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist and winner of the 2005 International Manga and Anime Award. With Sean Michael Wilson, she has created four graphic novels- Buskers, Yakuza Moon, The Demons Sermon on the Martial Arts, and Musashi. Promotional Eerie traditional Japanese ghost stories retold in a graphic novel format. Promotional "Headline" Eerie traditional Japanese ghost stories retold in a graphic novel format. Details ISBN1611801974 Author Michiru Morikawa Language English ISBN-10 1611801974 ISBN-13 9781611801972 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 144 Year 2015 Illustrator Michiru Morikawa Imprint Shambhala Publications Inc Subtitle A Graphic Novel Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Short Title LAFCADIO HEARNS THE FACELESS G UK Release Date 2015-11-03 Illustrations ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT Publication Date 2015-11-03 AU Release Date 2015-11-03 NZ Release Date 2015-11-03 US Release Date 2015-11-03 Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc DEWEY 741.59411 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158344149;
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Book Title: Lafcadio Hearn's the Faceless Ghost and Other Macabre Tales from Japan: a Graphic Novel
Item Height: 229mm
Item Width: 152mm
Illustrator: Michiru Morikawa
Author: Sean Michael Wilson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Comics
Item Weight: 249g
Number of Pages: 144 Pages