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Author Edogawa, Ranpo, 1894-1965.

Uniform Title Short stories. English. Selections
Title Japanese tales of mystery and imagination / Edogawa Rampo ; translated by James B. Harris ; with a new foreword by Patricia Welch.

Imprint Tokyo : Rutland, VT : Tuttle Pub., c2012.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  895.634 Ed65j 2012    ---  DUE 04-05-24
Description 222 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents Translator's preface -- The human chair -- The psychological test -- The catepillar -- The cliff -- The hellof mirrors -- The twins -- The red chamber -- Two crippled men -- The traveler with the pasted rag picture.
Summary "Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination contains nine bloodcurdling tales by the author who is widely regarded as the father of Japanese mystery writing and Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe. The chilling stories in this book present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan and combine the quick tempo of Western fiction with the rich fantasy of the East. These spine-tingling tales include 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 confessions 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, the stories of Edogawa Rampo have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Short stories, Japanese.
ISBN 9784805311936 (pbk.)
4805311932 (pbk.)

 
    
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