{"product_id":"japanese-tales-of-mystery-and-imagination-paperback","title":"Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdogawa Rampo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatricia Welch\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJames B. Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapanese Tales of Mystery \u0026amp; Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 who envisions a career of foolproof \"psychological\" murders; and the bizarre tale of a chair-maker who buries himself inside an armchair and enjoys the sordid \"loves\" of the women who sit on his handiwork. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucid and packed with suspense, Edogawa Rampo's stories found in \u003ci\u003eJapanese Tales of Mystery \u0026amp; Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMystery stories include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Human Chair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Caterpillar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Crippled Men\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdogawa Rampo\u003c\/b\u003e (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 in Japan, and long-time president of the Japan Mystery Writers' Club, Rampo derived his pen name from the Japanese pronunciation of Edgar Allan Poe, under whose spell he fell early in his career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Patricia Welch\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Japanese and Comparative Literature in the Department of Comparative Literature at Hofstra University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987586711853,"sku":"9784805311936","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VzFUSi8reVkwb2NFSC9xYkcvWTcvQT09.webp?v=1776182834","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/japanese-tales-of-mystery-and-imagination-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}