Kaiki: Tales of Old Edo
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Kaiki—Uncanny Tales from Japan |
Selected and with commentary by HIGASHI Masao and preface by Robert WEINBERG
The first volume in our Kaiki series introducing the world of Japanese weird and supernatural literature, Tales of Old Edo presents a selection of outstanding works drawn from centuries of creativity in the field, with an in-depth introduction to the genre by recognized authority Higashi Masao.
Robert Weinberg
Preface: “An Ordinary World, Interrupted”
Higashi Masao 東雅夫
Introduction: “The Origins of Japanese Weird Fiction”
translated by Miri Nakamura
Lafcadio Hearn
“The Value of the Supernatural in Fiction” (1898)
“In a Cup of Tea” (1902)
Ueda Akinari 上田秋成
“The Chrysanthemum Pledge” (菊花の約; 1776)
translated by Pamela Ikegami
Kyōgoku Natsuhiko 京極夏彦
“Three Old Tales of Terror” (『旧耳袋』; 2005;「誰が作った」「何がしたい」「どこに居た」)
translated by Rossa O’Muireartaigh
Miyabe Miyuki 宮部みゆき
“The Futon Room” (布団部屋; 2000)
translated by Stephen A. Carter
Okamoto Kidō 岡本綺堂
“Here Lies a Flute” (笛塚; 1925)
translated by Nancy H. Ross
This translation won the 2008 Kurodahan Press Translation Prize.
Tanaka Kōtarō 田中貢太郎
“The Face in the Hearth” (竈の中の顔; 1928)
translated by Edward Lipsett
Kōda Rohan 幸田露伴
“Visions of Beyond” (幻談; 1938)
translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori
Inagaki Taruho 稲垣足穂
“The Inō Residence, Or, The Competition with a Ghost” (稲生家＝化物コンクール; 1972)
translated by Jeffrey Angles
Yamamoto Shūgorō 山本周五郎
“Through the Wooden Gate” (その木戸を通って; 1959)
translated by Mark Gibeau
Sugiura Hinako 杉浦日向子
“Three Eerie Tales of Dark Nights” (『百物語』より「闇夜の怪三話」; 1993)
translated by Dan Luffey; graphics by Dorothy Gambrell
