Издания и произведения

Дебора Боливер Боэм - американская писательница и журналистка, знаток традиционной японской культуры, автор романов и путевых очерков. "Призрак улыбки" - это сборник рассказов, действие которых происходит в Японии и на островах Тихого океана, а сегодняшняя реальность пронизана токами сверхъестественного и мистического.

The Japan that is the setting for these stories is a very cosmopolitan place, peopled by a diverse array of characters who exemplify the extremes of a rapidly changing culture. A rich, spoiled woman takes numerous lovers to ruin her own reputation and thus avoid an arranged marriage; a sumo wrestler conducts a doomed love affair with his stablesmaster's wife; a man who is the last peddler of live goldfish left in the country wants to gain admission to a selective disco and meets a beautiful woman who hides a dark secret.Through each of these tales runs a traditional Japanese ghost story. It's as if the world of modern Japan is not only…