Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan

Woodblock prints, essays, and translations scratch to light the secret lives of Japan's mythological felines.

About the author

Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He is the author of Y¿rei: 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).

Summary

Woodblock prints, essays, and translations scratch to light the secret lives of Japan’s mythological felines.

Product details

• Authors: Davisson Zack
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 04.01.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9781634059183
• ISBN: 978-1-63405-918-3
• No. of pages: 144
• Illustrations: Full color illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; PETS / Cats / General, ART / History / Ancient & Classical