{"product_id":"tales-of-moonlight-and-rain-9780231139137","title":"Tales of Moonlight and Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1776  the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japans 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 periods fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenjis brilliant 1953 film Ugetsu.  The 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.  The eerie beauty of this masterpiece owes to Akinaris 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 Akinaris original prose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666039824437,"sku":"ByrdShop_0231139136","price":37.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780231139137.jpg?v=1782416432","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tales-of-moonlight-and-rain-9780231139137","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}