The seven stories collected here span the range of Kenji Nakagami’s writing. He draws on the history of his birthplace, Kumano in his tales of red-eyed demons, mountain bandits and ravaged princesses. Stories with a more modern setting describe the turbulent lives of the Kumano people.
| japanese title: | Shugen, Somoku, Jain, Kessho, Kurenai no taki, Oni no hanashi, Juryoku no miyako |
| notes: | Japanese title: Shugen, Somoku, Jain, Kessho, Kurenai no taki, Oni no hanashi, Juryoku no miyako. Contents: The mountain ascetic, The wind and the light, Snakelust, Makeup, Crimson waterfall, A tale of a demon, Gravity’s capital. |
| genre: | Fiction |
| ISBN: | 9784770023544 |
| OCLC number: | 40925173 |
| publisher: | Kodansha International |
| publication place: | Tokyo, New York |
| english publication date: | 1998 |
| document type: | Book |
| description: | 147 p. ; 22 cm. |