ISBN-10:
0824828941
ISBN-13:
978-0824828943
Editor:
Charles Shirô Inouye
Author:
Izumi Kyôka
Genre:
Gothic Fiction
Publisher:
University of Hawaii Press
Date Published:
January 1, 2005
Format:
Paperback
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The Meiji Era was fertile ground for some of the greatest Japanese minds of the 20th century, such as classic writers such as Natsume Soseki, Koda Rohan, and Ogai Mori. Izumi Kyoka is another one of those great authors from the early 20th century, but he is renowned for his influence on the traditions of the darkly beautiful "gothic" fiction. No when we say "gothic fiction", the first images that come to mind for many people are scenes of blood and death, giant castles, creepy crazed wives, etc. … more