The “ubume” of the title is the ghost of a woman who died in childbirth and carries out her grudge against still-living mothers by stealing their infant children. Running through these mysteries is a current of Japanese folklore, especially folklore concerning spirit possession. Underneath, however, is mystery upon mystery upon mystery. On the surface, the book presents a simple “sealed room” murder mystery. Which is not to say that Summer of the Ubume is in any way like the Harry Potter series, aside from its sheer literary addiction quotient. I haven’t been this engrossed in a book since I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows… Honestly, it feels weird to not be reading the book right now, but I imagine that I’m going to be reading it again soon. Reading The Summer of the Ubume was like being in a trance. Publication Year: 1994 (Japan) 2009 (America) The novel balances itself finely among different themes such as suspense, detective mystery, horror, traditional demonghost lore and romance.45.Translator: Alexander O. I read the Chinese translation many years ago and it's still one of my most favorite Japanese's classical detective novels.
Having never been published before, he brought the manuscript of The Summer of Ubume to the publisher himself, and it debuted in with great download unusual nature of how the title got published and its success inspired the creation of the Mephisto Award, Cited by: 1. Natsuhiko Kyogoku is an expert in Japanese folklore, especially monsters, ghosts, and supernatural phenomena.Crops wither, trade halts, and society begins to unravel at the seams. Each night the villagers hear its cries emanating from deep within the surrounding woods and shut themselves in their homes, paralyzed by fear. There is a Japanese folktale about a village that was once plagued by a demon. > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EBOOK > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EBOOK <<<<
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