{"product_id":"mononoke-histoires-de-fantomes-japonais","title":"Mononoke, Japanese Ghost Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhether they are found at a bend in a forest path, in the middle of a street, or in a bedroom, Japanese ghosts and other spirits lurk around… The chilling tale of the mysterious snow woman, the story of a valiant samurai, the well-hidden secret of a deceased person, not to mention the ever-present yokai…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the 20th century, Yakumo Koizumi was the first to gather the foundational myths of the Japanese archipelago into a collection as fascinating as it was singular. (Re)discover in a brand new translation these timeless tales that have inspired many contemporary artists, from cinema to literature, and which still influence Japanese pop culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYakumo Koizumi, born Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), was an Irish writer. Arriving in Japan in 1890, he met his wife, Setsuko Koizumi, and took Japanese nationality. Hired as a professor of English literature at the Imperial University of Tokyo, he wrote his works and studies on the traditions of the archipelago until the end of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe present here a new translation of his emblematic work \u003cem\u003eKwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview from La Librairie du Grimoire Ancien\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new translation of \u003cem\u003eKwaidan\u003c\/em\u003e by Ynnis Éditions is a major publishing event for fans of Japanese folklore and fantasy literature. Yakumo Koizumi (Lafcadio Hearn) remains one of the most important cultural bridges between the West and Meiji-era Japan, and his work transcends a mere collection of tales to become a true poetic ethnography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author does not merely transcribe legends: he inhabits them, reinvents them with a rare literary sensibility, blending dread with melancholy, the supernatural with the intimate. Each story—whether it's the \u003cem\u003eYuki-onna\u003c\/em\u003e (snow woman) or the mischievous \u003cem\u003eyokai\u003c\/em\u003e—reveals a deep understanding of Shinto animism and the Japanese conception of the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition offers a contemporary translation that respects the musicality of the original text while making it accessible to modern French-speaking readers. An essential work for anyone interested in the roots of Japanese fantasy, from Miyazaki to Junji Ito, and how these ancestral tales continue to nourish global popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— La Librairie du Grimoire Ancien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57174965518661,"sku":"9782376973737","price":18.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/1333\/3061\/files\/mononoke-histoires-de-fantomes-japonais-1895835.jpg?v=1778591770","url":"https:\/\/legrimoireancien.com\/en\/products\/mononoke-histoires-de-fantomes-japonais","provider":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","version":"1.0","type":"link"}