Strange Tales from Japan

『幼児に聞かす 日本怪談集 / 日本伝説集』 （芸術生活社刊）英訳

日本に古くから伝わる怪談を収録した怪談集。「お岩さん」、「皿屋敷」、「雪女」など有名な怪談を収録しています。翻訳は旭日章を受賞したアメリカ出身の翻訳家、ウイリアム・スコッツ・ウィルソン氏が担当しました。

Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 33 color woodblock prints and over 55 b&w illustrations of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life.

The captivating tales in this volume include:

・The Vengeance of OiwaThe terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave
・The Curse of OkikuA servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results
・The Snow WomanA man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy
・Tales of the KappaStrange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deaths
And many, many more!