Tales of old Japan vs 雨月物語: Which Should You Read?

Tales of old Japan A. B. Mitford · 1871 ★★★★☆ 3.8 383 pages · ≈ 7 h 06 m · Challenging

Compiled by a British diplomat and published in 1871, "Tales of Old Japan" is an anthology of short stories that makes earlier centuries of Japanese life vibrantly immediate to the contemporary reader. They…

雨月物語 上田 秋成 · 1903 ★★★★☆ 3.8 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Challenging

巷に跋扈する異界の者たちを呼び寄せる深い闇の世界を、卓抜した筆致で描ききった短篇怪異小説集。秋成壮年の傑作。崇徳院が眠る白峯の御陵を訪ねた西行の前に現れたのは Based on the first woodblock edition of 1776 with illustrations and an introduction for Western readers. Translated and edited by Leon M.…