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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Hearn, Lafcadio
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literary fiction anthology of Japanese folklore and ghost stories past tense third limited POV ~155 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical atmospheric

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count38,707
Page count~155 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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