Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Ranpo, P... - 9784805311936

Name: Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Ranpo, P... - 9784805311936
Brand: Tuttle Publishing

Tuttle Publishing

Japanese Tales of Mystery and ImaginationAuthor(s): Edogawa Ranpo, Patricia Welch, James B. Harris, Edogawa Rampo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Tuttle Publishing, United States\nImprint: Tuttle Publishing\nISBN-13: 9784805311936, 978-4805311936\nSynopsis\nDiscover Japan's dark genius of mystery in this collection of nine chilling tales by Edogawa Ranpo, the master of psychological horror and suspense.\n\nJapanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; the morbid confession of a maniac who envisions a career of foolproof \""psychological\"" murders; and the bizarre talee