Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination
byEdogawa Rampo
This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe.Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, 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. Lucid and packed with suspense, Edogawa Rampo's stories found in Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century.Mystery stories include:The Human ChairThe CaterpillarTwo Crippled MenThe Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture
Language
en
Published on
05/10/2012
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9784805311936
Price Comparison
More books by Edogawa Rampo
More books like “Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination”
If you enjoyed reading “Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination” by Edogawa Rampo, you may also like some of the following books.
