A review by vanessaglau
Ugetsu Monogatari or Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Routledge Revivals): A Complete English Version of the Eighteenth-Century Japanese Collection of Tales of the Supernatural by Ueda Akinari

4.0

Collection of short stories about ghosts, spirits and supernatural occurences by famous 18th century writer Ueda Akinari. The tales are largely based on Chinese and Japanese legends and may be hard to understand by those not well-versed in traditional Japanese culture and history. Yet the introduction and footnotes provide ample context and explanations, so it can be read and even enjoyed with little knowledge of Japan. Some tales were more interesting than others, but I did enjoy reading all of them and delving deeper into medieval Japan! (Ugetsu has been cited as major influence on Yukio Mishima as well, so there's that.)