{"product_id":"the-kwaidan-collection-an-illuminated-edition-9781948886321","title":"The Kwaidan Collection: An Illuminated Edition","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst printing: 3,500 copies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is part of our ongoing Illuminated Editions line of illustrated classic books in deluxe oversized slipcase editions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevious works in the series have won the Communication Arts design competition and multiple Silver and Bronze Cubes from the Art Director's Club, and had their artwork exhibited at the prestigious Society of Illustrators in New York.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrator Kent Williams has won numerous awards in illustration, comics, narrative and film, including the prestigious Yellow Kid Award.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Darren Aronofsky, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker (BLACK SWAN).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery strong gift book potential, and will be valuable to collectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLafcadio Hearn\u003c\/b\u003e, also known as Koizumi Yakumo, was a Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. His writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture, especially his collections of legends and ghost stories, such as \u003ci\u003eKwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things\u003c\/i\u003e. A Greek national, he lived and worked as a journalist in the Unites Stated before before moving to Japan and becoming a Japanese citizen. In 1890, Hearn met and married Koizumi Setsuko, the daughter of a local samurai family, with whom he had four children. His writings about Japan offered a glimpse into a world that was largely unknown to Westerners of the time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKent Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is an accomplished painter, comics artist, and draftsman, known for his richly textured and expressionist paintings, his striking cover artwork for Marvel, DC, and Vertigo, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Fountain\u003c\/i\u003e, a graphic novel adaptation of Darren Aronofsky's 2006 epic film. In addition, he is a prolific multimedia artist with notable forays into printmaking, photography, and film. He has won multiple silver medals from the Society of Illustrators and a Gold Award from Spectrum, and was awarded a 2001 fellowship at the Sundance Filmmakers Lab. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarren Aronofsky\u003c\/b\u003e's directorial debut π won the Director's Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Independent Spirit award and the Open Palm. \u003ci\u003eThe Wrestler\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) earned countless accolades and multiple nominations; \u003ci\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/i\u003e won an Academy Award. His biblically inspired epic \u003ci\u003eNoah\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) was his first film to open at #1 at the US box office. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyoko Yoshda\u003c\/b\u003e is a fiction writer, translator, and professor of American Literature at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. Her debut short fiction collection \u003ci\u003eDisorientalism\u003c\/i\u003e came out in 2014. She has translated books by Masataka Matsua, Ai Nagai and Dave Eggers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBon Koizumi\u003c\/b\u003e is the great-grandson of Lafcadio Hearn and director of the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum, and a specialist in folklore studies. In 2017, he was awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation in 2017 for his contributions to cultural exchange between Japan and Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beehive Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497601569042,"sku":"9781948886321","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30845c1c-7a44-4d2c-9b40-4ae284eec41b.jpg?v=1730714531","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-kwaidan-collection-an-illuminated-edition-9781948886321","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}