Japanese horror: Literary perspectives of the 21st century
Terror japonés: perspectivas literarias del siglo XXI
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This article aims to show the main characteristics of the horror genre in Japan to, through a process of comparison with the same genre in the West, make visible the similarities and differences that exist in the same genre in different hemispheres. Likewise, it will analyze the main academic and cultural influences that have had the greatest exponents of this genre in Japan. Thus, what will be seen here is a work where some guidelines of the japanese horror have been delimited, thanks to a diligent process of reading of some novels of the horror genre in Japan, these guidelines will be useful for the study of the japanese literature, and, moreover, for the study of the horror japanese genre. As well as an analysis of how both, the Japanese tradition and culture is seen reflected in their writings and artistic representations.
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