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巷説百物語

by Natsuhiko Kyogoku

文明開化の音がする明治十年。一等巡査の矢作らは、ある伝説の真偽を確かめるべく隠居老人・一白翁を訪ねた。翁は静かに、今は亡き者どもの話を語り始める。第１３０回直木賞受賞作。妖怪時代小説の金字塔！

12 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2003

About the author

Natsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦, also Natuhiko Kyougoku or Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.

Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Artur Coelho]

Com um traço simples e elegante, são adaptadas algumas das pequenas histórias de fantasmagorias que formam a tessitura do sobrenatural tradicional japonês. Não esperem voos de visceralidade, ou cruzamentos com memorialização (como no soberbo NonNonBa). São terrores muito simples, pouco mais do que meros vislumbres que causam arrepios, premonições, sonhos inquietantes.

[Jessica.M]

Marched through another one, now I’m on the second half of this series. Still don’t like the author’s style.