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Where Ancient Paths Lead to Secluded Places, There Are Strange Stories (set of 3 Volumes in Total)
General Fiction古径通幽处，此间有怪谈（套装共3册）
(japan) Koizumi Yakumo, Izumi Kyoka, Gen Takakuni
It is based on widely circulated folk tales in Japan and covers extremely rich contents, such as the resentful ghosts of the Heike family who were exterminated due to defeat in Japanese history, the stories of fox fairies and willow spirits repaying kindness, and the secrets of ghosts redressing their grievances... The whole article has no flowery details. The beautiful rhetoric is filled with a strong unique flavor of traditional Japanese literature and a strong local flavor of Fuso. It is either humorous, warning, or allegorical. It is colorful and changeable, presenting an aesthetic realm of the blending of Eastern and Western civilizations.
It is based on widely circulated folk tales in Japan and covers extremely rich contents, such as the resentful ghosts of the Heike family who were exterminated due to defeat in Japanese history, the stories of fox fairies and willow spirits repaying kindness, and the secrets of ghosts redressing their grievances... The whole article has no flowery details. The beautiful rhetoric is filled with a strong unique flavor of traditional Japanese literature and a strong local flavor of Fuso. It is either humorous, warning, or allegorical. It is colorful and changeable, presenting an aesthetic realm of the blending of Eastern and Western civilizations.