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Stories, Plays & Essays

The White-Haired Ghost and Other Writings

Okamoto Kidō · 1902–1928 · translated by Valentin Sarić

A white-haired figure thwarts a law student’s future while suspicions gather within his boarding house.

Five complete writings by Okamoto Kidō also preserve personal mourning, Edo ghost accounts, an English ancestral portrait, and three tales of strange apparitions.

Notes explain dates, literary references, and unresolved evidence. AI-assisted translation, prepared and edited by Valentin Sarić.

138pages
1902–1928first published
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NewEnglish translation
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