{"product_id":"tales-of-moonlight-and-rain","title":"Tales of Moonlight and Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ueda, Akinari\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 24-12-2008\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film Ugetsu.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe title Ugetsu monogatari (literally \"rain-moon tales\") alludes to the belief that mysterious beings appear on cloudy, rainy nights and in mornings with a lingering moon. In \"Shiramine,\" the vengeful ghost of the former emperor Sutoku reassumes the role of king; in \"The Chrysanthemum Vow,\" a faithful revenant fulfills a promise; \"The Kibitsu Cauldron\" tells a tale of spirit possession; and in \"The Carp of My Dreams,\" a man straddles the boundaries between human and animal and between the waking world and the world of dreams. The remaining stories feature demons, fiends, goblins, strange dreams, and other manifestations beyond all logic and common sense.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe eerie beauty of this masterpiece owes to Akinari's masterful combination of words and phrases from Japanese classics with creatures from Chinese and Japanese fiction and lore. Along with The Tale of Genji and The Tales of the Heike, Tales of Moonlight and Rain has become a timeless work of great significance. This new translation, by a noted translator and scholar, skillfully maintains the allure and complexity of Akinari's original prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231139137\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.1 x 5.0 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English, Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50123706040624,"sku":"Trans_9780231139137","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/71nyFCVC3_L.jpg?v=1757337678","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/tales-of-moonlight-and-rain","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}