The Game of 100 Candles
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) (Verlag)
978-0-85750-892-8 (ISBN)
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Beneath the global fascination with manga and anime lies a shadowy realm teeming with Japan's yokai monsters, mutants, and vengeful mononoke spirits. These eerie entities have gripped imaginations with their terrifying allure since the Edo period, weaving a dark tapestry of folklore that continues to captivate and haunt to this day.
In The Game of 100 Candles, 99 uncanny tales, known as 'kaidan', await to reveal the dark side of Japanese folklore. Step inside a world of bizarre entities, animate objects, shapeshifters, and spectral hybrids that inspired modern art forms like kabuki theatre, Pokémon, J-Horror, and the monsters of Murakami Takashi.
Based on an ancient samurai ritual, this collection invites you to gather with friends in a candle-lit room, sharing spine-tingling stories and extinguishing a candle with each tale, until darkness envelops you. From the enigmatic Ningyo, half-human, half-fish, to the alluring Jorogumo spiders that transform into beautiful women, The Game of 100 Candles will transport you to a realm where the anything is possible.
Complemented throughout by stunning manga illustration from Japanese artist Toru Terada, this is a must-have for anyone fascinated to discover the legends that have shaped Japanese culture.
Paola Cantatore (Author) Paola Cantatore studied languages at the University of Naples and at Ca’ Foscari, Venice, specializing in Japanese. At twenty-three she moved to Tokyo to perfect her language skills and complete her studies. She works as a translator, editor and copywriter, and teaches at the Department of Foreign languages at the University of Ferrara. Toru Terada (Illustrator) Toru Terada was born in the Prefecture of Shizuoka, and moved to Tokyo after his diploma. He became an assistant to the mangaka Atsuji Kamijo, working with him for a decade. He made his solo debut with Little World, a full-color manga created for France with a script by screenwriter Jean-David Morvan, published for the first time by Dargaud in 2005. For Japan he illustrated the black-and-white mystery series Number 8 in 38 Oiwake-tyo.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2026 |
|---|---|
| Illustrationen | Toru Terada |
| Übersetzer | Katherine Gregor |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 222 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85750-892-X / 085750892X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85750-892-8 / 9780857508928 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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