Yokai Stories by Zack Davisson
Sixteen mythical monsters and spirits from Japanese folklore take children on fantastical adventures in this first-ever children’s storybook about yokai. Young readers will meet baku the dream eater, mischievous kappa sprites, a ghost child who lives in a hotel, and many more. Yokai have a rich history dating back centuries in Japan, and today, they can be found in monstercatching video games and animated films. Yokai Stories is the first book to weave Japan’s monster mythology into English-language stories for children. Each tale is accompanied by a haunting, modern portrait of the yokai by Swiss artist Eleonora D’Onofrio.
Zack Davisson is a translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He received a master's degree in Japanese folklore from the University of Sheffield.Davisson is the translator of Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki (Nov. 2013) and a contributor to Mizuki's Kitaro (Aug. 2013) as well as a researcher and on-screen talent for National Geographic's TV special Japan: Lost Souls of Okinawa. Davisson runs the popular website hyakumonogatari.com, which features his translations of Japanese ghost stories and tales of the weird and strange. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington, with his wife, Miyuki.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781634059145 |
| ISBN 10 | 163405914X |
| Title | Yokai Stories |
| Author | Zack Davisson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Chin Music Press Inc. |
| Year published | 2018-12-13 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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