{"product_id":"9781948886321","title":"THE KWAIDAN COLLECTION","description":"Author: Lafcadio Hearn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781948886321\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Beehive Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 168\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpirits surround us in the latest Illuminated Edition: a tome of all the Japanese ghost stories and strange tales collected and translated by author Lafcadio Hearn and depicted by the majestic brushwork of artist Kent Williams.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with over sixty illustrations, and featuring essays from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, scholar Kyoko Yoshida and Hearn\u0026amp;#x27;s great-grandson and director of the Lafcadio Hearn Museum Bon Koizumi, this oversized slipcase volume enraptures the imagination as it chills the blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from Hearn\u0026amp;#x27;s two most celebrated books, KWAIDAN and SHADOWINGS, this new title constitutes a complete compendium of the otherworldly and macabre folk tales that Hearn collected and translated during his travels through Japan in the late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKent Williams is an accomplished and multiple award-wining painter, comics artist, and draftsman, known for his richly textured and expressionist paintings. His illustrations sweep worlds of spirits across the page in an unsettling vibrant tumble. Corpse brides; flesh-eating jikininki goblins; the faceless mujina who haunt forgotten places; the rokuro-kubi, who remove their heads at night: all brought to life as never before under Williams\u0026amp;#x27; visionary brush. A stunning and startling new entry in Beehive Books celebrated, award-winning Illuminated Editions series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe edition is housed in a shimmering die-cut sculpturally embossed slipcase, printed on uncoated acid-free paper, and published in an oversized 9x12\u0026amp;quot; trim format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688058769566,"sku":"ADS-9781948886321","price":179.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781948886321.jpg?v=1775631506","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781948886321","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}