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『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 Oiwa〓The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave
・The Curse of Okiku〓A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results
・The Snow Woman〓A man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy
・Tales of the Kappa〓Strange 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!