Ghost stories are universal, but Japanese ghost stories, argues Zack Davisson in ¡°Yurei: The Japanese Ghost,¡± are unique. So much so that Davisson, a translator and essayist who is something of a specialist in the supernatural, uses ²â¨±°ù±ð¾±, the Japanese word for spook, throughout the text. He also makes big claims for them, saying that ¡°almost all of Japan¡¯s most talented writers have turned their considerable talents to ²â¨±°ù±ð¾± at some point in their careers.¡± Define ¡°most¡± and ¡°talented.¡±
Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, by Zack Davisson.
Chin Music Press, Nonfiction.
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