{"product_id":"lafcadio-hearns-the-faceless-ghost-and-other-macabre-tales-from-japan-a-graphic-novel","title":"Lafcadio Hearn's \"The Faceless Ghost\" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan: A Graphic Novel","description":"Eerie traditional Japanese ghost stories retold in a graphic novel format.\n\nNominated for the prestigious EISNER BOOK AWARD, 20162016 YALSA 'Great Graphic Novels for Teens' RecommendationBronze Prize in the 2016 Independent Publishers Book Awards.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.\"\n\nThe book includes an afterword by the author, Sean Michael Wilson, who puts the stories into historical and personal context.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1611801974\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1611801974.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wilson, Sean Michael|Morikawa, Michiru\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42861630095421,"sku":"BVV.1611801974.G","price":8.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1611801974-0.jpg?v=1767128302","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/lafcadio-hearns-the-faceless-ghost-and-other-macabre-tales-from-japan-a-graphic-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}