Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan

Zack Davisson

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Bronze Medal Winner:Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards -Popular Culture (2021)

An in-depth exploration of the sometimes charming, sometimes gruesome feline creatures and ghosts of Japan. Davisson illuminates the vast realm of kaibyō, or supernatural cats, with historical and modern cultural context. Lushly illustrated in full color with dozens of ukiyo-e prints and drawings. A must-have book for the Japanophile and cat-lover alike! This second edition includes a gatefold reproduction of Takashi Murakami's 10-meter "Japan Supernatural" painting featuring a supernatural cat and an updated introduction from Davisson.

Book Details

Publisher: Mercuria Press
Publish Date: Jan 4th, 2022
Pages: 144
Language: English
Edition: undefined - 0002
Dimensions: 7.70in - 5.80in - 0.60in - 0.65lb
EAN: 9781634059183
Categories: • Asia - Japan• Folklore & Mythology• Asian - Japanese

About the Author

Davisson, Zack: - Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He is the author of Yūrei: The Japanese Ghost (Chin Music Press), translator of Eisner Award-winning and Harvey-nominated Shigeru Mizuki's Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan, and a 2014 nominee of the Japanese-US Friendship Commission Translation Prize. Other translation works include the famous folklore comic Kitaro (Drawn and Quarterly) and the works of Satoshi Kon (Dark Horse).