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| Original Title | 眉かくしの霊 |
|---|---|
| Author | 泉 鏡花 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Disgusted by a frigid inn, discerning traveler Sakai Sankichi impulsively seeks authentic solace in Narai, a fabled stop on the ancient Kiso Road. At a secluded mountain lodging, he finds unexpected warmth and delicious thrush, but a disquieting sense of unease soon settles like the snow outside. Uncanny occurrences—a bathhouse haunted by a spectral presence, a cook sharing chilling local legends of forbidden love and tragic beauty—blur the line between reality and the supernatural. Sakai finds himself drawn into the tale of Lady Oyuri, a beautiful geisha whose fate is tragically entwined with the region’s darkest myths. As a haunting question echoes from the shadows, he must confront a lingering spirit with a penchant for hidden truths and a peculiar beauty, before he too is consumed by its icy, seductive grip. |
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