The Supernatural Cats of Japan
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (855 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1634059166 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost from Chin Music Press. He was a researcher and on-screen talent for National Geographic’s TV special "Japan: Lost Souls of Okinawa" and maintains HYAKUMONOGATARI.COM, a popular Japanese folklore website.. Other translation works include the famous folklore
A must-have book for the Japanophile and cat-lover alike! First in a forthcoming series about the supernatural animals of Japan.Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. Other translation works include the famous folklore comic Kitaro (Drawn and Quarterly) and the works of Satoshi Kon (Dark Horse).. Davisson illuminates the vast realm of kaiby, or supernatural cats, with historical and modern cultural context. An in-depth exploration of the sometimes charming, sometimes gruesome feline creatures and ghosts of Japan. He is the author of Yrei: The Japanese Ghost (Chin Music Press), translator of Eisner Award-winning and Harvey-nominated Shigeru Mizuki’s Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan, and a 2014 nominee of the Japanese-US Friendship Commission Translation Prize. Lushly illustrated in full color with dozens of ukiyo-e
About the AuthorZack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. Other translation works include the famous folklore comic Kitaro (Drawn and Quarterly) and the works of Satoshi Kon (Dark Horse). He was a researcher and on-screen talent for National Geographic’s TV special "Japan: Lost Souls of Okinawa" and maintains HYAKUMONOGATARI.COM, a popular Japanese folklore website.. He is the author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost from Chin Music Press. He is the translator of Eisner Award-winning and Harvey-nominated Shigeru Mizuki’s Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan, and a 2014 nominee of the Japanese-US Friendship Commission Translation Prize