![]() Lucid and packed with suspense, Edogawa Rampo's stories found in Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century. EDOGAWA RAMPO, THE AUTHOR of Japanese mystery stories, who is making his debut in the English language with the publication of this book, enjoys wide popularity in Japan. ![]() These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within the morbid confession of a maniac who envisions a career of foolproof psychological murders and the bizarre tale of a chair-maker who buries himself inside an armchair and enjoys the sordid loves of the women who sit on his handiwork. Price New from Used from Kindle 'Please retry' 9. Harris(Translator) 4.8 out of 5 stars394 ratings See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Tuttle Classics) Paperback Decemby Edogawa Rampo(Author), James B. ![]() ![]() ![]() Description This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe. ![]()
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