Fox Tales Novel (Hardcover) by Tomihiko Morimi
WHAT WAITS FOR US BEYOND THE LIGHT’S REACH…?
A collection of four spooky tales for the modern era, all tied to a certain Kyoto curio shop. A basket wriggles, a masked man lingers in the shadows, and things are offered, lost, and forgotten. What mysteries lie hidden in the city’s winding streets?
Tomihiko Morimi offers an eerie glimpse into the beguiling and mysterious darkness of the old capital.
Biographical Notes:
Tomihiko Morimi is an award winning and highly regarded novelist. Several of his novels have been adapted into animated films, including Penguin Highway and The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl. Both of these have received English language releases. In 2003 he won the 15th Japan Fantasy Novel Award for Taiyou no Tou and in 2006 he was nominated for the Seiun Prize for his novel Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei, which was adapted into a tv anime series in 2010.
Title Notes:
Fox Tales is a collection of short stories taking place in modern Kyoto filled with mystery and intrigue by the award-winning author Tomihiko Morimi.
Celebrated as a prolific and critically acclaimed creator in Japan for years, Tomihiko Morimi has grown in fame and popularity in the western world due to the success of the animated adaptation of his works, such as The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl and Penguin Highway.
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